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 Salisbury University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in social work, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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. Salisbury was ranked #66 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for social work majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Maryland.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Salisbury paid an average of $824 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $405 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,264 | $17,330 |
| Fees | $2,780 | $2,780 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,260 | $12,260 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,700 | $2,700 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Social Work students who received their bachelor’s degree at Salisbury took out an average of $24,631 in student loans. That is about the same as 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 Salisbury is $31,690 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $30,412.
Online degrees for the Salisbury social work bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Salisbury Online Learning page.
About 89.8% of the students who received their BSW in social work in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 88.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.7% of the social work bachelor’s degrees at Salisbury in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 32 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 90 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 137 |
*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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