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Social Work at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Social Work at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Northwestern State University of Louisiana has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447.

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.

NSU Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

NSU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at NSU

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

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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana. 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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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