Social Work at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 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.

EWU Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

EWU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at EWU awarded 121 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from EWU, 64% 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 Eastern Washington University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,590	$51,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,900	$62,180
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,210	$53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,010	$62,270
Social Workers	680	$73,180

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.