Social Work at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at University of North Carolina at Charlotte stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146.

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.

UNC Charlotte Social Work Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UNC Charlotte 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UNC Charlotte are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNC Charlotte Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNC Charlotte, 56% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	154

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,340	$54,730
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,090	$44,710
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,470	$50,270

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.