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Social Work at Wayne State University

123 Bachelor's Degrees
326 Master's Degrees
2 Doctor's Degrees
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. Also, learn how Wayne State ranks among other schools offering degrees in social work.

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Social Work Degrees Available at Wayne State

Wayne State Social Work Rankings

The bachelor's program at Wayne State was ranked #100 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 16
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Social Work 18
Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools 20
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 23
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 31
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 32
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 32
Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 35
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 36
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 36
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 36
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 37
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 39
Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans 43
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Social Work Graduates 49
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 52
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools 56
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 57
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 57
Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools 57
Best Social Work Graduate Degree Schools 58
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 64
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 69
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 69
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 70
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 80
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 82
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 86
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 91
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) 93
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 96
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 96
Best Social Work Schools 100
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (With Aid) 109
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) 111
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 111
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 128
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Work Graduates 198
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 232
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 245
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Social Work 246
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Work Graduates 326
Highest Paid Social Work Graduates 353
Best Value Colleges for Social Work 357

Popularity of Social Work at Wayne State

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Wayne State University handed out 123 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is an increase of 1% over the previous year when 122 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 326 students received their master’s degree in social work from Wayne State. This makes it the #17 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 2 students received their doctoral degrees in social work in 2021, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.


 

Social Work Student Diversity at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 123 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 34
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 70
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 7

Wayne State Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at Wayne State awarded 326 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Wayne State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 59% of students fell into this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 88
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 191
Non-Resident Aliens 6
Other Races 15

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