Social Work at West Virginia University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 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.

WVU Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

WVU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 54 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from WVU, 91% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.