Social Work at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

UNI Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at UNI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNI offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNI Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a master's degree in social work from UNI. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNI, 80% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,930	$44,720
Social and Community Service Managers	2,310	$58,410
Healthcare Social Workers	1,340	$51,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers	870	$47,580
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	740	$70,360

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.