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Social Work at West Virginia State University

Social Work at West Virginia State University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if West Virginia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 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.

WVSU Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

WVSU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at WVSU

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

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,350 $36,430
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 880 $39,530
Healthcare Social Workers 650 $49,440
Social and Community Service Managers 450 $56,460
Marriage and Family Therapists 350 $43,460

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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