School of Social Work
Established in 1935, the School of Social Work is among the nation’s leaders in preparing people for professional practice. It offers both the Bachelor of Social Work and the Master of Social Work degree programs and a PhD program that prepares social work scholars to engage in research on contemporary urban issues to generate knowledge to improve social work practice or social welfare policy. Recognized nationally for the quality of its educational programs, the school has been rated as the No. 1 undergraduate social work program in the country for eight consecutive years.
Beyond its reputation for providing quality education, the School of Social Work is known for its commitment to students. Its Office of Field Education uses a state-of-the-art placement process that provides the best match between students and the broad range of social work, social welfare, education, health and other human service organizations where they are placed.
The 2009 fall enrollment in the School of Social Work is 825 students. Total enrollment includes 544 full-time and 281 part-time students.
Full-time faculty profileThe total number of full-time faculty is 20. |
Enrollment by ethnicity |
 |
 |
Degrees/awards granted 2008-09
|
Degrees/awards |
Minority |
White |
International |
Unknown |
Total |
|
Baccalaureate degree |
27 |
38 |
0 |
5 |
70 |
|
Master’s degree |
67 |
166 |
8 |
21 |
262 |
|
Post-master’s certificate |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Total |
99 |
206 |
9 |
26 |
340 |
