Major in Social Work?

SallyNYU
Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:59:21 +0000

I have my Bachelors in Social Work (recieved in 2010 in Florida). I found VERY quickly that there are many jobs for Bachelor level SW students… BUT they may not be the job you want. They will most likely be working with substance abuse or homelessness… not medical or school social work. You NEED a Masters AND to be licensed in order to work in medical or school. I can currently in an Advanced Standing Masters of Social Work Program (FYI, if you get your Bachelors in Social Work its only one more year to get your Masters… instead of 2 years!). Right now, I am just starting my Masters program in NY and then I plan to move back to FL and call up the job offers I was given when I got my Bachelors. With a bachelors in FL you will make like 25k-30k out of school. With a masters you will make 35k+ (depending on type of work, of cource).

Social Work is a very difficult field and a field you should NOT go into if you dont plan on doing it forever. If you want to be a lawyer, be a lawyer and skip the Social Work step. Luckily, I didnt have debt from my undergrad but my masters is costing me $32k (although I have a large academic scholarship at NYU - most Social Work students pay full price!!) plus housing. Good luck with your academic choices! PM me if you want to ask any other social work questions!