Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,512 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 107 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.

VCU Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, VCU does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

VCU Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at VCU 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
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	41
	124
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378

In 2021, 194 students received their master’s degree in social work from VCU. This makes it the #41 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $32,157. 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 VCU

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

VCU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 107 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VCU, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at VCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

VCU Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at VCU awarded 194 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from VCU, 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	137
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

VCU also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 6 students 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,720	$51,660
Healthcare Social Workers	3,720	$57,510
Social and Community Service Managers	2,650	$89,290
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,640	$48,250

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.