Social Work at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 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.

UNI Social Work Degrees Available

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

UNI Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UNI 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 UNI

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

UNI 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 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNI Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% 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 UNI, 75% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Northern Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	121

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,930	$44,720
Social and Community Service Managers	2,310	$58,410
Healthcare Social Workers	1,340	$51,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers	870	$47,580
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	740	$70,360

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.