Social Work at Valparaiso University
Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 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.
Valpo Social Work Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
Valpo Social Work Rankings
Social Work Student Demographics at Valpo
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Valparaiso University.
Concentrations Within Social Work
If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Valparaiso University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.
Occupation | Jobs in IN | Average Salary in IN |
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Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 7,240 | $40,090 |
Healthcare Social Workers | 5,320 | $51,710 |
Substance Abuse Social Workers | 2,250 | $43,040 |
Social and Community Service Managers | 2,210 | $61,180 |
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 1,780 | $48,460 |
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 Runner1928 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.