Social Work at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 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.

SCSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

SCSU Social Work Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at SCSU awarded 68 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from SCSU, 63% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520
Social and Community Service Managers	3,040	$73,560
Healthcare Social Workers	2,110	$72,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,850	$63,290
Social Workers	650	$65,230

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

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