Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

UW - Whitewater Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UW - Whitewater Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from UW - Whitewater in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UW - Whitewater, 82% 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 Wisconsin - Whitewater with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,920	$48,440
Healthcare Social Workers	3,330	$52,300
Social and Community Service Managers	2,830	$66,750
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,360	$46,730
Social Workers	1,450	$55,950

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.