Social Work at Pacific University

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 Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,808. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Pacific Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Pacific Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from Pacific in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Pacific, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 OR, the home state for Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Social and Community Service Managers	3,950	$63,590
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,720	$51,510
Social Workers	2,270	$52,750
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,090	$49,380
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,660	$61,100

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.