Social Work at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 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.

UW Tacoma Social Work Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UW Tacoma 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 UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% 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 UW Tacoma since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW Tacoma Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social work master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UW Tacoma does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Work

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	99

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,590	$51,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,900	$62,180
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,210	$53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,010	$62,270
Social Workers	680	$73,180

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.