Social Work at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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 South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 153 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.

UofSC Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at UofSC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

UofSC Social Work Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 153 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UofSC, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UofSC, 59% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	90
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,320	$38,930
Social Workers	2,660	$45,610
Healthcare Social Workers	1,930	$57,660
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,150	$35,330
Social and Community Service Managers	930	$68,610

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.