Social Work at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 19,764. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

UNC Greensboro Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UNC Greensboro 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 UNC Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of social work master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. UNC Greensboro does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNC Greensboro, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,340	$54,730
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,090	$44,710
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,470	$50,270

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
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