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Social Work at The University of Alabama

53 Bachelor's Degrees
232 Master's Degrees
5 Doctor's Degrees
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how UA ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in social work.

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Social Work Degrees Available at UA

UA Social Work Rankings

The bachelor's program at UA was ranked #79 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #1 in Alabama.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 5
Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 14
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 16
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 16
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 33
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 39
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 39
Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools 40
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 42
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 44
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 47
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools 49
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 50
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Schools 51
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 52
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Social Work Graduates 59
Best Social Work Schools 79
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 91
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 132
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 139
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 148
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 154
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 160
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 167
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 172
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 180
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 191
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 192
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Social Work 194
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 200
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 201
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 214
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 219
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 226
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 229
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 239
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 259
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Work Graduates 268
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Work Graduates 269
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 270
Best Value Colleges for Social Work 302
Highest Paid Social Work Graduates 405

Popularity of Social Work at UA

During the 2020-2021 academic year, The University of Alabama handed out 53 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is a decrease of 10% over the previous year when 59 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 232 students received their master’s degree in social work from UA. This makes it the #33 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 5 students received their doctoral degrees in social work in 2021, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.


 

Social Work Student Diversity at UA

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

UA Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 2% were men and 98% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UA are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 57% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in social work.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 30
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 4

UA Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 232 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

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The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UA are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 63% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a master's in social work.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 73
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 145
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 5

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