Social Work at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896. Of the 232 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western New Mexico University in 2021, 29 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.

Western New Mexico University Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western New Mexico University offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Western New Mexico University 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 Western New Mexico University 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 Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused Social Work Schools	4
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools	20
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Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343

In 2021, 138 students received their master’s degree in social work from Western New Mexico University. This makes it the #66 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Work Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at Western New Mexico University awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Western New Mexico University Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 138 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Western New Mexico University in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Western New Mexico University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Western New Mexico University, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	74
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Western New Mexico University also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Human Services

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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,830	$41,460
Healthcare Social Workers	1,190	$55,490
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	800	$42,970
Social and Community Service Managers	670	$65,750
Substance Abuse Social Workers	510	$45,260

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.