Social Work at University of Vermont

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what University of Vermont has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292.

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.

UVM Social Work Degrees Available

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

UVM Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UVM 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 UVM

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

UVM Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% 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 UVM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in social work.

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

UVM Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of social work master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UVM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UVM, 89% 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 Vermont with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at University of Vermont. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Vermont. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	77

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,250	$50,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,090	$42,620
Social and Community Service Managers	860	$65,260
Healthcare Social Workers	490	$57,900
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	200	$64,530

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.