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Social Work at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

89 Bachelor's Degrees
67 Master's Degrees
#202 Overall Quality
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. In addition, we cover how UNCW ranks in comparison to other schools with social work programs.

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Social Work Degrees Available at UNCW

UNCW Social Work Rankings

The bachelor's program at UNCW was ranked #202 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #7 in North Carolina.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 123
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 144
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Social Work 146
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools 157
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Schools 159
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 160
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 161
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 163
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 163
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 164
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 170
Best Value Colleges for Social Work 181
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 182
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 187
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 190
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 190
Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans 196
Best Social Work Schools 202
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 205
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 207
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 208
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 208
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 213
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 220
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 224
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Work Graduates 229
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 242
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 254
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 257
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 276
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 287
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Work Graduates 321
Highest Paid Social Work Graduates 377

Popularity of Social Work at UNCW

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of North Carolina at Wilmington handed out 89 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is an increase of 17% over the previous year when 76 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in social work from UNCW. This makes it the #144 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

UNCW Social Work Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UNCW are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 81% of students fell into this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 72
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 4

UNCW Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 social work majors earned their master's degree from UNCW. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 66% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 44
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 4

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