We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how Illinois State ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in social work.
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The bachelor's program at Illinois State was ranked #138 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #6 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Illinois State University handed out 60 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is an increase of 18% over the previous year when 51 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in social work from Illinois State. This makes it the #237 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.
Social Work majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Illinois State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $31,554 a year. This is less than $31,866, which is the national median of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Graduates of the master's social work program at Illinois State make a median salary of $37,608. This is less than what their typical peers from other schools make. Their median salary is $44,064.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Illinois State, social work students borrow a median amount of $25,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all social work bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the social work program at Illinois State is $225 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Illinois State University.
Of the 60 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois State, about 7% were men and 93% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Illinois State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 40 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 2 |
The social work program at Illinois State awarded 28 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 68% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a master's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 19 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
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