Social Work at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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 New Hampshire - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and approximately 14,348 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 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.

UNH Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UNH Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of social work master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. UNH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNH, 89% 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	77
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Social and Community Service Managers	780	$65,380
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	650	$52,920
Healthcare Social Workers	590	$64,570
Substance Abuse Social Workers	270	$57,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	210	$63,790

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 Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.