Social Work at Boston University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 315 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.

Boston U Social Work Degrees Available

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

Boston U Social Work Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at Boston U awarded 315 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Boston U, 65% 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 Boston University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	206
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Public Administration
• Other 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,040	$69,190

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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