Social Work at LIU Post

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at LIU Post stacks up to those at other schools.

LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and approximately 15,066 students attend the school each year.

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.

LIU Post Social Work Degrees Available

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

LIU Post Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at LIU Post

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

LIU Post Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from LIU Post. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	118

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 NY, the home state for LIU Post.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.