Social Work at Alvernia University

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

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,560 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

Alvernia Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Alvernia Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from Alvernia in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Alvernia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Community Service Managers	8,300	$65,620
Substance Abuse Social Workers	7,860	$38,440
Healthcare Social Workers	7,560	$53,770
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4,150	$55,280

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 AU540Up under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.