Social Work at Aurora University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Aurora University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and approximately 6,265 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 478 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.

Aurora Social Work Degrees Available

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

Aurora 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 Aurora

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

Aurora Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 478 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from Aurora in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Aurora, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	300
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

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 IL, the home state for Aurora University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,910	$56,100
Healthcare Social Workers	5,750	$52,830
Social Workers	4,990	$61,640
Social and Community Service Managers	4,380	$66,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,570	$46,540

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.