Social Work at Jackson State University

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

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 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.

Jackson State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Jackson State Social Work Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 77 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Jackson State in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Jackson State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Healthcare Social Workers	1,070	$48,080
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$47,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	$41,470
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	600	$36,790

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 Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.