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Social Work at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 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.

UIUC Social Work Degrees Available

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

UIUC Social Work Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Social Work Master’s Program

91% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of social work master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UIUC, 58% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 90
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100
Healthcare Social Workers 5,750 $52,830
Social Workers 4,990 $61,640
Social and Community Service Managers 4,380 $66,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,570 $46,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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