Social Work at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 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.

UM Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UM Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at UM awarded 28 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UM, 89% 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 Montana with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,240	$38,210
Social Workers	610	$43,980
Healthcare Social Workers	570	$49,570
Social and Community Service Managers	540	$55,440
Substance Abuse Social Workers	410	$37,950

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.