Social Work at Western Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Western Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from WMU.

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.

WMU Social Work Degrees Available

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

WMU Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how WMU 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 WMU 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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	160
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	439
Most Focused Social Work Schools	462

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in social work from WMU. This makes it the #189 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from WMU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $33,334. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from WMU. About 98% of these graduates were women and the other 2% were men.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WMU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from WMU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from WMU, 70% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Healthcare Social Workers	5,400	$56,830
Social and Community Service Managers	4,580	$72,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,050	$50,060
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,400	$60,490

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.