Social Work at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Wilmington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from UNCW.

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.

UNCW Social Work Degrees Available

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

UNCW Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how UNCW performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at UNCW 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 Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Social Work Schools	104
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	180
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In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in social work from UNCW. This makes it the #144 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNCW Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCW is $27,180. 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 UNCW

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

UNCW Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCW, about 13% were men and 87% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at UNCW since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	72
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNCW Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 social work majors earned their master's degree from UNCW. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNCW, 66% 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 Wilmington with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy
• 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 Wilmington.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.