Social Work at Virginia Wesleyan University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Virginia Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 1,347 students attend the school each year. Of the 335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Wesleyan University in 2021, 9 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.

VWU Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

VWU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at VWU 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 VWU 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 Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Focused Social Work Schools	388
Most Popular Social Work Schools	617

Social Work Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VWU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in social work.

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

VWU 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Wesleyan 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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.