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Social Work at Missouri Southern State University

Social Work at Missouri Southern State University

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

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045.

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.

Missouri Southern Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Missouri Southern Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

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 Missouri Southern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Healthcare Social Workers 5,680 $46,370
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,460 $37,320
Social and Community Service Managers 2,290 $60,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,050 $38,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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