Social Work at Winthrop University

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 Winthrop University stacks up to those at other schools.

Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and approximately 5,576 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Winthrop.

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.

Winthrop Social Work Degrees Available

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

Winthrop Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Winthrop performed in these rankings.

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 Winthrop 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
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused Social Work Schools	99
	246
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	340
	424

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in social work from Winthrop. This makes it the #167 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Winthrop Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Winthrop is $23,088. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at Winthrop

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

Winthrop Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Winthrop in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Winthrop Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 56 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Winthrop, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Winthrop 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 SC, the home state for Winthrop University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,320	$38,930
Social Workers	2,660	$45,610
Healthcare Social Workers	1,930	$57,660
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,150	$35,330
Social and Community Service Managers	930	$68,610

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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.