Social Work at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 78 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from USU.

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.

USU Social Work Degrees Available

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

USU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at USU 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.

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in social work from USU. This makes it the #112 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at USU is $28,753. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from USU. About 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 USU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

USU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 82 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from USU in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. USU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from USU, 85% 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 Utah State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

USU 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,340	$44,160
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$64,320
Healthcare Social Workers	1,040	$63,200
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	720	$51,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	600	$45,830

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.