Social Work Schools

There are 849 accredited social work schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of social work classes at one of these schools, you play a iperative role in shaping the future of this growing field. The trends in the social work academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes social work training at the following levels:

Social Work Certificate
Associates degree in Social Work
Bachelors degree in Social Work
Masters degree in Social Work
PhD degree in Social Work

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Social workers

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
555,670	568,830	605,110	611,570	609,060

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

609,060 social workers were working in the US in the year 2010. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers has grown by 10%.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%. This trend is expected to continue over the next 7 years.

National Salary percentiles for Social workers

10th percentile	$27,545
25th percentile	$34,432
50th percentile	$44,385
75th percentile	$57,025
90th percentile	$70,180

The median yearly salary earned by social workers, in 2010, was $44,385. This is 31% less than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Social Work

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$39,878	$41,432	$42,152	$43,470	$44,385

Light Blue: Salaries

Social workers' salaries have grown by 11% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Social Work Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
3,000	2,869	2,817	2,742	2,930
15,574	16,250	16,548	16,587	16,715
328	301	353	346	357
18,042	18,195	19,352	19,771	20,321
542	510	582	637	665

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Social Work
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work
Red: Doctorates Degree in Social Work
Light blue: Master's Degree in Social Work
Grey: Certificate in Social Work

The career outlook for social workers is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In 2006, 37,486 students graduated from social work degree programs in the US. In 2010, 40,988 students graduated from social work schools.

This represents a 9% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from social work courses is less than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Social Work Programs offered Nationwide

associate	193
bachelor	561
master	247
doctor	66
Certificate	78
Total	1,145

As student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering social work programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 127 social work schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 849 schools.

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