Social Work at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 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.

NKU Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

NKU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from NKU in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from NKU, 82% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,740	$40,950
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Healthcare Social Workers	1,700	$50,340
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$38,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers	790	$35,600

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.