Social Work at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and has a total student population of 8,899. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 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 Little Rock Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at UA Little Rock

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.

UA Little Rock does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UA Little Rock Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from UA Little Rock. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UA Little Rock, 59% 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 of Arkansas at Little Rock with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Public Administration
• Other 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,500	$38,270
Social and Community Service Managers	1,380	$57,360
Healthcare Social Workers	1,220	$46,310
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,020	$40,560
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	930	$38,700

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 Ualrcomm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.