Social Work at University of the District of Columbia

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at University of the District of Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 3,725.

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.

University of the District of Columbia Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

University of the District of Columbia Social Work Rankings

The social work major at University of the District of Columbia 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 University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at University of the District of Columbia since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the District of Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	17

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,080	$70,270
Social and Community Service Managers	830	$101,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers	470	$69,690
Healthcare Social Workers	450	$72,090
Counselors	300	$47,320

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.