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Social Work at University of South Alabama

If you plan to study Social Work, consider the program at University of South Alabama. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of South Alabama is in Mobile, AL.

During the most recent reporting year, 20 social work degrees were awarded at University of South Alabama.

Studying Online at University of South Alabama

Many students take online classes at University of South Alabama. Of 14,003 students, 3,884 (28%) studied exclusively online and 4,771 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Social Work graduates at University of South Alabama, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Social Work graduates at University of South Alabama are 90% women (18) and 10% men (2).

Social Work Bachelor’s Program at University of South Alabama

Of the 20 bachelor’s social work graduates at University of South Alabama, 90% were women (18) and 10% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Social Work bachelor’s degree recipients at University of South Alabama.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Black / African American	8
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of Social Work bachelor’s degree recipients at University of South Alabama, lower than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Social Work Graduates

Those who complete Social Work program at University of South Alabama work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Social Work majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Social and Community Service Managers	$156,089
Counselors, All Other	$81,766
Healthcare Social Workers	$78,044
Marriage and Family Therapists	$74,325
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,510
Social Workers, All Other	$62,827
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$58,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$41,658
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$40,804

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.