Social Work at Union University

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

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,071. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 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.

Union Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Union Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Union

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

Union Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students earned a master's degree in social work from Union. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Union, 51% 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 46% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 TN, the home state for Union University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,590	$41,830
Healthcare Social Workers	3,260	$50,700
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,980	$41,930
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,660	$38,180

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.