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Social Work at University of Southern Mississippi

64 Bachelor's Degrees
60 Master's Degrees
#305 Overall Quality
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how Southern Miss ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in social work.

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Social Work Degrees Available at Southern Miss

Southern Miss Social Work Rankings

The bachelor's program at Southern Miss was ranked #305 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #4 in Mississippi.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 53
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 74
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 95
Best Value Colleges for Social Work 96
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 96
Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans 106
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 106
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Social Work 108
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 158
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 162
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 164
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 168
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 171
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 174
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 183
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 191
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 191
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 195
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 203
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 204
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 219
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 222
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 225
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 226
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools 244
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Schools 246
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 248
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 249
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Work Graduates 267
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 274
Best Social Work Schools 305
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Work Graduates 323
Highest Paid Social Work Graduates 400

Popularity of Social Work at Southern Miss

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Southern Mississippi handed out 64 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is an increase of 21% over the previous year when 53 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in social work from Southern Miss. This makes it the #159 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

Social Work Student Diversity at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Miss. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Southern Miss are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of students fell into this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 37
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 2

Southern Miss Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 60 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 1

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