Social Work at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 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.

Georgia State Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Georgia State offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Georgia State Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 62 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Georgia State in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Community Service Managers	3,720	$66,000
Healthcare Social Workers	3,550	$53,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,860	$43,100
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,160	$39,600

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.