Social Work at University of Wyoming

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if University of Wyoming is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 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 Social Work Degrees Available

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

UW Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UW 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

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

UW Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% 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 since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of social work master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UW, 73% 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 Wyoming with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wyoming. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	65
Other Social Work	8

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	770	$50,200
Social and Community Service Managers	340	$63,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers	200	$49,660
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	170	$48,790
Healthcare Social Workers	160	$57,270

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 ProgWork1 under License

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