Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Superior

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

UW - Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin and approximately 2,560 students attend the school each year. Of the 464 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Superior in 2021, 22 of them were social work majors.

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 - Superior Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

UW - Superior Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at UW - Superior compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at UW - Superior 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
	23
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Social Work Schools	39
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	322
Most Popular Social Work Schools	443

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from UW - Superior Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Superior is $37,959. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at UW - Superior

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

UW - Superior Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from UW - Superior. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Superior since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UW - Superior 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 Wisconsin - Superior with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Superior also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Superior.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,920	$48,440
Healthcare Social Workers	3,330	$52,300
Social and Community Service Managers	2,830	$66,750
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,360	$46,730
Social Workers	1,450	$55,950

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.