Social Work at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 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.

UARK Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UARK Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from UARK in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UARK, 82% 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 with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Administration
• Public Policy

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.

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.