Social Work at University of North Dakota

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

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 students attend the school each year.

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.

UND Social Work Degrees Available

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

UND Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UND 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 UND

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

UND Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UND 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 Dakota with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UND Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of social work master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UND, 83% 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 Dakota with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	57
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	157

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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	750	$54,870
Social and Community Service Managers	680	$65,850
Healthcare Social Workers	440	$53,300
Counselors	260	$46,200
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	220	$54,950

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.