Social Work at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 188 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.

U of U Social Work Degrees Available

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

U of U Social Work Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at U of U awarded 188 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. U of U 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 U of U, 79% 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 Utah with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	148
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy
• Public Policy
• 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,340	$44,160
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$64,320
Healthcare Social Workers	1,040	$63,200
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	720	$51,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	600	$45,830

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.