Social Work at Albany State University

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

Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and approximately 6,509 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Albany State Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at Albany State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Albany State offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Albany State Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Albany State

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

Albany State Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from Albany State. About 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Albany State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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 GA, the home state for Albany State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Community Service Managers	3,720	$66,000
Healthcare Social Workers	3,550	$53,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,860	$43,100
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,160	$39,600

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 Diqiu Wang under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.