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Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

77 Bachelor's Degrees
174 Master's Degrees
1 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 UWM ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in social work.

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Social Work Degrees Available at UWM

UWM Social Work Rankings

The bachelor's program at UWM was ranked #96 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #4 in Wisconsin.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 39
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 43
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 47
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 47
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 52
Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans 55
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 58
Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools 60
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 62
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 75
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 76
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 77
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 80
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 81
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools 81
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 82
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Work Graduates 82
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 82
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Schools 82
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Work Graduates 86
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 88
Best Social Work Schools 96
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 99
Best Value Colleges for Social Work 101
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 108
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 112
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 115
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 115
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 117
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Social Work 117
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 123
Highest Paid Social Work Graduates 146
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 149

Popularity of Social Work at UWM

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee handed out 77 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is a decrease of 18% over the previous year when 94 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 174 students received their master’s degree in social work from UWM. This makes it the #47 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 1 students received their doctoral degrees in social work in 2021, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.


 

Social Work Student Diversity at UWM

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

UWM Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from UWM. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UWM are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 55% of students fell into this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 42
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 3

UWM Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 174 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from UWM. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 65% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 26
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 113
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Social Work 2

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