A social work degree prepares students both personally and professionally for entry-level generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities while providing them with a solid foundation for graduate study.
In the Workforce
The field of social work is a diverse one, offering opportunities for employment in a multitude of settings with a variety of populations. Our graduates are employed in all levels and fields of social work practice. Areas of specialization include:
- Alcohol and drug treatment facilities
- Child care agencies
- Child welfare
- Crisis intervention programs
- Developmental disabilities
- Family preservation programs
- Foster care and adoption
- Group homes
- Hospice care
- Hospitals
- Macro/policy
- Mental health centers
- Nursing and rehabilitation settings
- Probation departments/juvenile justice
- Research
- Schools
- Youth diversion programs
Graduate School
Our graduates have pursued advanced degrees in social work at the following institutions:
- Barry University
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Catholic University
- Columbia University
- Fordham University
- Loyola University Chicago
- New York University
- Simmons College
- Smith College
- Syracuse University
- University of Connecticut
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of Pennsylvania