Social Work at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 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.

UAlbany Social Work Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Social Work Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at UAlbany awarded 131 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UAlbany, 72% 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 University at Albany with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	94
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.