Social Work at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 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.

UVM Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UVM Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from UVM in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. UVM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UVM, 83% 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 Vermont with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• 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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,250	$50,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,090	$42,620
Social and Community Service Managers	860	$65,260
Healthcare Social Workers	490	$57,900
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	200	$64,530

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.