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Social Work at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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 Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

UW Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Social Work Master’s Program

92% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at UW awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

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Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UW, 71% 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 Wyoming with a master's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 770 $50,200
Social and Community Service Managers 340 $63,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers 200 $49,660
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 170 $48,790
Healthcare Social Workers 160 $57,270

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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