Social Work at Adelphi University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Adelphi University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 7,584 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 students received their master's degree in social work.

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.

Adelphi Social Work Degrees Available

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

Adelphi Social Work Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Adelphi

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

Adelphi Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 students earned a master's degree in social work from Adelphi. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Adelphi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	77
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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 NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.