Social Work at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 263 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.

Widener Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

Widener Social Work Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 263 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Widener in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Widener, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Widener University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	134
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Community Service Managers	8,300	$65,620
Substance Abuse Social Workers	7,860	$38,440
Healthcare Social Workers	7,560	$53,770
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4,150	$55,280

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

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