Social Work at Winston - Salem State University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Winston - Salem State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,169. In 2021, 26 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from WSSU.

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.

WSSU Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

WSSU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at WSSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 WSSU 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 Schools	278
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Most Popular Social Work Schools	402

Earnings of WSSU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSSU is $26,263. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at WSSU

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

WSSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from WSSU. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WSSU 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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,340	$54,730
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,090	$44,710
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,470	$50,270

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.