Social Work at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 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.

UNR Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UNR Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 students earned a master's degree in social work from UNR. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNR, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Related Majors

• 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 - Reno.

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.