Social Work at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Pitt.

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.

Pitt Social Work Degrees Available

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

Pitt Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Pitt 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.

In 2021, 184 students received their master’s degree in social work from Pitt. This makes it the #46 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Pitt Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $26,725. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Pitt. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pitt Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 184 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Pitt in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Pitt, 67% 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	124
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Pitt also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Policy
• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Community Service Managers	8,300	$65,620
Substance Abuse Social Workers	7,860	$38,440
Healthcare Social Workers	7,560	$53,770
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4,150	$55,280

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.