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. Of the 2,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wyoming in 2021, 41 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 Social Work Degrees Available

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

UW Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how UW performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Social Work Schools	182
	223
Most Popular Social Work Schools	239
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	256
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	392
Most Focused Social Work Schools	421

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in social work from UW. This makes it the #256 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from UW Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW is $32,207. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were 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 5% more men than average.

About 61% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UW Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of social work master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UW, 71% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.