Social Work at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,262. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from UNC Pembroke.

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 Pembroke Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Pembroke

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UNC Pembroke does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNC Pembroke Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at UNC Pembroke 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
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Social Work Schools	52
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	93
Most Focused Social Work Schools	100
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Popular Social Work Schools	132
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	165
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	204
	223
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	250
	292
Best Social Work Schools	387

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in social work from UNC Pembroke. This makes it the #165 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNC Pembroke Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Pembroke is $29,018. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at UNC Pembroke

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

UNC Pembroke Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from UNC Pembroke. About 99% of these graduates were women and the other 1% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Pembroke with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UNC Pembroke Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 57 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNC Pembroke, about 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UNC Pembroke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNC Pembroke 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

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 Pembroke.

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 Jopparn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.