Social Work at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 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.

UNLV Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UNLV Social Work Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at UNLV awarded 70 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,130	$52,410
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	880	$61,340
Social and Community Service Managers	790	$75,840
Healthcare Social Workers	720	$82,820
Substance Abuse Social Workers	710	$60,540

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.