Basic Certificates in Social Work

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 36% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of social work graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Social Work Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 464 people earned their basic certificate in social work. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in social work at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	34,707
Bachelor’s Degree	20,308
Associate Degree	1,934
Graduate Certificate	926
Doctor’s Degree	926
Basic Certificate	464
Undergraduate Certificate	116

Earnings of Social Work Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for social work majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in social work. About 79.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	94
Women	370

The racial-ethnic distribution of social work basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	286
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Army Medicine under License

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