by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Social Work. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Social Work is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social work, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at IWU was ranked #180 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #5 in Indiana.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at IWU was $399 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,871 | $8,871 |
| Fees | $800 | $800 |
| Books and Supplies | $784 | $784 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Social Work students who received their bachelor’s degree at IWU took out an average of $41,556 in student loans. That is 71% higher than the national average of $24,264.
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The median early career salary of social work students who receive their bachelor’s degree from IWU is $30,891 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,412.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the social work bachelor’s degree program at IWU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IWU Online Learning page.
About 90.8% of the students who received their BSW in social work in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 88.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social work at IWU in 2019-2020, 26.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 27 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 126 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 173 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Services | 31 |
*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.
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