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 UARK ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in social work.
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The bachelor's program at UARK was ranked #89 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #1 in Arkansas.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Arkansas handed out 66 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is an increase of 2% over the previous year when 65 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in social work from UARK. This makes it the #221 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $31,728. This is less than $31,866, which is the national median of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Social Work majors graduating with a master's degree from UARK make a median salary of $44,306 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 UARK, social work students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is about the same as the median debt load of allsocial work bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at University of Arkansas.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from UARK. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 70% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 46 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 5 |
Of the 34 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from UARK in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 82% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas with a master's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 28 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
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