Social Work at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what University of New Hampshire - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 14,348. Of the 3,343 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus in 2021, 57 of them were social work majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

UNH Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UNH Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at UNH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at UNH is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools	34
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Value Social Work Schools	391

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in social work from UNH. This makes it the #100 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from UNH Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNH is $34,424. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from UNH in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UNH are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNH Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 social work majors earned their master's degree from UNH. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UNH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNH, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	77
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNH also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration
• Public Policy

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Social and Community Service Managers	780	$65,380
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	650	$52,920
Healthcare Social Workers	590	$64,570
Substance Abuse Social Workers	270	$57,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	210	$63,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.