Social Work at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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.

ECU Social Work Degrees Available

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

ECU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of social work master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from ECU, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at East Carolina University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	54

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,340	$54,730
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,090	$44,710
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,470	$50,270

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.