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The bachelor's program at UAlbany was ranked #178 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #14 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University at Albany handed out 23 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is a decrease of 12% over the previous year when 26 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 131 students received their master’s degree in social work from UAlbany. This makes it the #69 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 4 students received their doctoral degrees in social work in 2021, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Social Work majors graduating with a master's degree from UAlbany make a median salary of $48,066 a year. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all social work graduates with a master's is $44,064.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UAlbany, social work students borrow a median amount of $23,000 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.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at University at Albany.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from UAlbany. About 4% were men and 96% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a bachelor's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 5 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 2 |
The social work program at UAlbany awarded 131 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UAlbany are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 72% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
White | 94 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 6 |
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