Social Work at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and approximately 5,395 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.

Westfield Social Work Degrees Available

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

Westfield Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Westfield 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 Westfield

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

Westfield Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% 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 Westfield since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Westfield Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of social work master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Westfield, 66% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Westfield State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	109

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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,040	$69,190

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 John Phelan under License

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