Social Work at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 students attend the school each year.

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.

University of Southern Maine Social Work Degrees Available

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

University of Southern Maine Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine 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 12% men graduate in social work each year. University of Southern Maine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 85% 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 Southern Maine with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	48

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,550	$52,130
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,040	$56,000
Social and Community Service Managers	1,030	$60,620
Healthcare Social Workers	740	$52,830
Social Workers	470	$52,360

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.