Social Work at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 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.

Howard Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Howard Social Work Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 69 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Howard 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. Howard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,080	$70,270
Social and Community Service Managers	830	$101,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers	470	$69,690
Healthcare Social Workers	450	$72,090
Counselors	300	$47,320

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.