Social Work at The University of Alabama

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 The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 232 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.

UA Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UA does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

UA Social Work Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 232 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from UA in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UA, 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	145
International Students	1
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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710
Healthcare Social Workers	2,770	$47,740
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$66,430
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,110	$45,680
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,070	$36,700

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.