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Social Work at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 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.

Dominican U Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

Dominican U Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Social Work Master’s Program

89% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at Dominican U awarded 74 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Dominican 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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