Social Work at Louisiana College

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

Louisiana College is located in Pineville, Louisiana and approximately 1,153 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.

Louisiana College Social Work Degrees Available

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

Louisiana College Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Louisiana College

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

Louisiana College Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of social work master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Louisiana College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Louisiana College, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	17

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 Louisiana College.

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.