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Social Work at Virginia Wesleyan University

Social Work at Virginia Wesleyan University

60% Women (Bachelor's)
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)
5 Bachelor's Degrees
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.

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 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.

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

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 VWU since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at VWU 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 Virginia Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in social work.

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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