Social Work at Grambling State University

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

GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and approximately 5,438 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

GSU Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at GSU

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.

GSU does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

GSU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 20 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GSU, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 95% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Counselors	2,190	$36,870
Healthcare Social Workers	1,940	$53,460
Social and Community Service Managers	1,610	$70,120
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,410	$40,960
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$48,280

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.