2011 Statistics on Social Work Education in the United States

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1 2011 Sttistics on Socil Work Eduction in the United Sttes Council on Socil Work Eduction

2 2011 Annul Sttistics on Socil Work Eduction in the United Sttes Council on Socil Work Eduction The Annul Survey of Socil Work Progrms (Annul Survey) is census of ccredited socil work progrms in the United Sttes nd its territories, conducted by the Council on Socil Work Eduction (CSWE) since Dt collected in the online Annul Survey re the primry source of informtion bout socil work students, grdutes, nd fculty members. In ddition to dvncing knowledge bout socil work eduction, the dt re used to determine progrm membership dues for ccredited bcclurete nd mster s progrms. Contents Introduction 3 Institutionl Chrcteristics 5 Full-Time nd Prt-Time Fculty 14 Bcclurete Progrms 19 Mster s Progrms 23 Doctorl Progrms 30 Gerontology nd Aging-Relted Opportunities 35

3 Introduction Methodology The 2011 Annul Survey ws composed of four instruments: bcclurete progrms, mster s progrms, doctorl progrms, nd fculty. The progrm instruments included sections on progrm structure, enrollments, progrm offerings, nd degrees wrded. The fculty instrument collected demogrphic informtion nd informtion bout cdemic rnk nd dministrtive title for full-time nd prt-time fculty members; it lso requested informtion bout tenure sttus nd professionl licensing of full-time fculty members. The instruments were dministered online through the survey pltform, Zrc Interctive. On November 18, 2011, survey invittions were e-miled to ll CSWE-ccredited socil work progrms nd to doctorl socil work progrms tht were members of the Group for the Advncement of Doctorl Eduction (GADE). The 2011 survey closed in Mrch Truncted text of the questions is used in most of this report to conserve spce. The complete text of the survey instruments is vilble on the CSWE website ( When reporting proportionl demogrphic distributions by gender, the number of respondents in the ctegory of Unknown Gender is omitted from computtion. When reporting proportionl demogrphic distributions by ge group, the totl number of respondents is used, including those respondents in the ctegory of Unknown Age. When reporting historiclly underrepresented respondents, the ctegories of Africn Americn/Other Blck, Chicno/Mexicn Americn, Puerto Ricn, Other Ltino/Hispnic, Americn Indin/Ntive Americn, Asin Americn/Other Asin, Pcific Islnder, nd Other re used. Prticiption nd Response Rtes At the time of survey dministrtion, there were 472 bcclurete nd 213 mster s socil work progrms ccredited by CSWE, nd 71 doctorl socil work progrms tht were members of GADE. Overll, the prticiption rtes for the different progrm instruments of the 2011 Annul Survey were higher thn in Mster s progrms hd the highest prticiption rte. Tble 1. Invittions to nd Prticiption in the 2011 Annul Survey by Survey Instrument Survey Instrument Number Invited Number Prticipted Prticiption Rte (%) Bcclurete Progrms Mster s Progrms Doctorl Progrms Fculty

4 Tble 2. Prticiption Rte by Survey Instrument, Survey Instrument 2007 (%) 2008 (%) 2009 (%) 2010 (%) 2011 (%) Bcclurete Progrms Mster s Progrms Doctorl Progrms Fculty Replced the Full-Time Fculty nd Prt-Time Fculty survey instruments of previous yers. The prticiption rtes for the Annul Survey hve not ttined 100% for some time. Chnges in items, question wording, nd response options ltered ech yer s survey instruments. Prticiption in the Annul Survey ws voluntry; moreover, progrms were not required to respond to most items in their submitted surveys. In the survey instruments for bcclurete nd mster s progrms, progrms were only required to respond to the questions bout totl number of degrees wrded nd prticiption in the benchmrking inititive. In the survey instrument for doctorl progrms, progrms were required to respond to one question (prticiption in the benchmrking inititive). All responses were voluntry in the survey instrument for full-time nd prt-time fculty members. Becuse of these fctors, reserchers should exercise cution in dt comprisons cross progrm level nd survey item. 4

5 Institutionl Chrcteristics CSWE Membership The following tble shows the regionl distribution of CSWE progrm members tht prticipted in the 2011 Annul Survey. Tble 3. Prticipting Progrms by CSWE Membership Region nd Progrm Level CSWE Region Progrm Level Bcclurete Mster s Number % Number % New Englnd Northest Mid-Atlntic Southest Gret Lkes South Centrl Mid-Centrl Rocky Mountin West Northwest Progrms CSWE Region New Englnd Northest Mid-Atlntic Southest Gret Lkes South Centrl Mid-Centrl Rocky Mountin West Northwest Tble 4. CSWE Membership Regions Sttes/Territories in CSWE Region Connecticut, Mine, Msschusetts, New Hmpshire, Rhode Islnd, Vermont New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islnds Delwre, District of Columbi, Mrylnd, Pennsylvni, Virgini, West Virgini Albm, Florid, Georgi, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Crolin, South Crolin, Tennessee Illinois, Indin, Michign, Minnesot, Ohio, Wisconsin Arknss, Louisin, New Mexico, Oklhom, Texs Iow, Knss, Missouri, Nebrsk Colordo, Montn, North Dkot, South Dkot, Uth, Wyoming Arizon, Cliforni, Gum, Hwii, Nevd Alsk, Idho, Oregon, Wshington 5

6 Auspice Public institutions housed more thn one hlf (55.9%) of socil work progrms, followed by privte-sectrin institutions (34.1%) nd privte-other institutions (9.9%). Figure 1. Institutionl Auspice of Progrms When exmining institutionl uspice by progrm level, there were higher proportions of grdute progrms housed in public institutions. Bcclurete progrms were most evenly distributed between public nd privte institutions. Tble 5. Institutionl Auspice by Progrm Level Progrm Level Aggregte Auspice Public Privte Sectrin Privte Other Number % % % Bcclurete Mster s Doctorl

7 Ethnic/Gender Identifiction Progrms predominntly self-identified s nonethnic, coeductionl. The lrgest ctegory of institutions identifying with diverse popultion ws historiclly Blck college or university. Tble 6. Ethnic/Gender Identifiction of Institutions Housing Socil Work Progrms Ethnic/Gender Identifiction Number % Nonethnic Coeductionl Women s Historiclly Blck College or University Coeductionl Women s Hispnic-Serving Institution Coeductionl Tribl College Other Progrms 513 Primry Setting Grdute progrms were more likely to identify their settings s urbn. Bcclurete progrms were more evenly distributed cross setting. Tble 7. Socil Work Progrms by Progrm Level nd Primry Setting of Institution Primry Setting Progrm Level Aggregte Urbn Suburbn Rurl Number % % % Bcclurete Mster s Doctorl Crnegie Clssifiction The Crnegie Foundtion for the Advncement of Teching devised ctegoriztion system for colleges nd universities. Detiled informtion bout the clssifictions cn be found on the Crnegie Foundtion website ( Overll, 45.8% of socil work progrms were housed in institutions clssified s mster s colleges nd universities, followed by doctorte-grnting universities (41.1%), bcclurete colleges (12.7%), nd specil focus institutions nd tribl colleges (0.4%). 7

8 Tble 8. Socil Work Progrms by Crnegie Clssifiction nd Progrm Level Crnegie Clssifiction Progrm Level Bcclurete Mster s Doctorl Doctorte-Grnting Universities % % % RU/VH RU/H DRU Mster s Colleges nd Universities Mster s/l Mster s/m Mster s/s Bcclurete Colleges Bc/A&S Bc/Diverse Assoc/Priv Specil Focus Institutions nd Tribl Colleges Number of progrms Tble 9. Bsic Crnegie Clssifictions Clssifiction Doctorte-Grnting Universities RU/VH RU/H DRU Mster s Colleges nd Universities Mster s/l Mster s/m Mster s/s Bcclurete Colleges Bc/A&S Bc/Div Bc/Assoc Specil Focus Institutions Tribl Colleges Description Institutions tht wrded t lest 20 reserch doctorl degrees. Reserch universities (very high reserch ctivity) Reserch universities (high reserch ctivity) Doctorl/reserch universities Institutions tht wrded t lest 50 mster s degrees nd fewer thn 20 doctorl degrees. Mster s colleges nd universities (lrger progrms) Mster s colleges nd universities (medium progrms) Mster s colleges nd universities (smller progrms) Institutions where bcclurete degrees represented t lest 10% of ll undergrdute degrees nd where fewer thn 50 mster s degrees or 20 doctorl degrees were wrded. Bcclurete colleges rts nd sciences Bcclurete colleges diverse fields Bcclurete/ssocite s colleges Institutions wrding bcclurete or higher-level degrees where more thn 75% of degrees re in single field or set of relted fields (e.g., fith, helth). Members of the Americn Indin Higher Eduction Consortium Prt-Time Progrms Mster s progrms were most likely to offer prt-time option to their students, followed by doctorl progrms nd bcclurete progrms. Tble 10. Progrms Offering Prt-Time Option to Students by Progrm Level Prt-Time Progrm Progrm Level Bcclurete Mster s Doctorl Number of Progrms Offering Percentge of Progrms Offering Number of Progrms Reporting

9 Unit System Most progrms reported tht they operted on semester system. Tble 11. Unit System of Progrms by Progrm Level Unit System Progrm Level Bcclurete Mster s Number % Number % Qurter Semester Trimester Other Number of Progrms Reporting Applicnt Test Requirements Mster s nd doctorl progrms were sked if they required students to tke the Grdute Record Exmintion (GRE, verbl, quntittive, or nlyticl writing ssessment sections), Miller Anlogies Test (MAT), Test of English s Foreign Lnguge (TOEFL, for students whose ntive lnguge ws not English), writing smple, nd so forth. More doctorl progrms thn mster s progrms required GRE sections. In the other ctegory, progrms were most likely to report tht they required the GRE or the MAT but not both, or they required n exmintion mndted in their sttes. Tble 12. Applicnt Testing Requirements by Progrm Level Requirement Required by Required by Mster s Progrms Doctorl Progrms Number % Number % GRE Verbl GRE Quntittive GRE Anlyticl Writing MAT TOEFL Writing Smple Other Number of Progrms Reporting Applictions nd New Enrollments Progrms reported student enrollment s of fll Becuse students cn pply to multiple progrms, CSWE is unble to produce count of unduplicted pplictions; the reported number of pplicnts to socil work progrms is probbly inflted. 9

10 Tble 13. Number of Applicnts nd Newly Enrolled Students by Progrm Level Process Stge Progrm Level Bcclurete Mster s Doctorl Appliction Full-Time Prt-Time Applictions Received 23,462 39,288 12,412 2,097 Progrms Reporting Applictions Accepted 17,537 23,123 8, Progrms Reporting Men Acceptnce Rte (%) Progrms Reporting New Enrollment New Students Enrolled 14,895 13,307 6, Progrms Reporting Men New Enrollment Rte (%) Progrms Reporting Ninety-seven bcclurete progrms reported greter number of newly enrolled students thn ccepted pplicnts. By comprison, three mster s progrms nd two doctorl progrms reported greter number of newly enrolled students thn ccepted pplicnts. The men cceptnce rte ws highest for bcclurete progrms. Accepted pplicnts to bcclurete progrms were most likely to enroll. There ws totl new enrollment of 35,350 socil work students, of which bcclurete progrms contributed 42.1%, mster s progrms contributed 56.7%, nd doctorl progrms contributed 1.2%. Totl Enrollments There ws totl enrollment of 85,290 full-time nd 26,129 prt-time socil work students. For full-time enrollment, bcclurete progrms contributed 61.8%, mster s progrms contributed 36.1%, nd doctorl progrms contributed 2.1%. For prt-time enrollment, bcclurete progrms contributed 26.4%, mster s progrms contributed 70.7%, nd doctorl progrms contributed 2.9%. Figure 2. Full-Time Enrollment by Progrm Level,

11 Figure 3. Prt-Time Enrollment by Progrm Level, Fculty Size Most progrms hd full-time nd prt-time fculty sizes of fewer thn 12. The lrgest fculty sizes were in mster s progrms. Tble 14. Full-Time Fculty Size by Progrm Level Progrm Level Full-Time Fculty Size Bcclurete Mster s Doctorl Number % Number % Number % 6 or Fewer or More Progrms Reporting Tble 15. Prt-Time Fculty Size by Progrm Level Prt-Time Fculty Size Progrm Level Bcclurete Mster s Doctorl Number % Number % Number % Not Reported or Fewer or More Progrms Reporting

12 Degrees Awrded A totl of 35,556 socil work degrees were wrded for the cdemic yer; 41.2% were bcclurete degrees, 57.9% were mster s degrees, nd 0.9% were doctorl degrees Figure 4. Number of Degrees Awrded by Progrm Level, Student Debt A smller proportion of doctorl grdutes crried debt compred with bcclurete nd mster s grdutes, but mount of student debt incresed with progrm level. In recent yers, the proportion of students with debt nd the mount of their debt hve been incresing. Tble 16. Student Debt Acquired While Working Towrd Degree by Progrm Level Student Lon Debt Progrm Level Bcclurete Mster s Doctorl Men Percentge of Students With Lon Debt Number of Progrms Reporting Men Amount of Debt $26,939 $35,563 $42,159 Medin Amount of Debt $23,911 $35,160 $41,500 Number of Progrms Reporting The Annul Survey reports only forml lon dt provided by university finncil id offices. However, student debt lod my include debt other thn forml lons. According to survey of MSW grdutes from 25 sttes, 1 more thn qurter of respondents owed t lest $40,000 relted to erning their MSW degrees. About 30% hd borrowed t lest $30,000 of their totl college eduction debt. Credit crds were used more commonly thn ny privte eductionl lon to finnce their professionl eduction; qurter of respondents hd t lest $500 monthly credit crd pyment obligtion. Thus, Annul Survey dt probbly underestimte the extent of student debt. 1 Yoon, I. (2012). Debt burdens mong MSW grdutes: A ntionl cross-sectionl study. Journl of Socil Work Eduction, 48,

13 Figure 5. Percentge of Grdutes Who Acquired Debt While Working Towrd Degree by Progrm Level, Figure 6. Medin Amount of Grdute Debt by Progrm Level, Title IV-E Stipends Since 1980, the federl Title IV-E trining progrm hs been source of finncil ssistnce for socil work students specilizing in child welfre work. Current dt on the number of socil work progrms prticipting in this progrm is necessry when discussing funding for socil work eduction nd student debt lod. Tble 17. Progrms Offering Title IV-E Stipends Progrm Level Number of Number of Percentge of Sttes/Territories Progrms Progrms Bcclurete Mster s

14 Full-Time nd Prt-Time Fculty Number of Fculty In 2011 the fculty section of the Annul Survey ws modified. In the pst, individulized informtion ws collected bout ech fculty member. Progrms filled out seprte form for ech fculty member every yer. In 2007 the process chnged to collect individulized informtion on full-time fculty members but only ggregte informtion on prt-time fculty members. In 2011 the process chnged gin to collect only ggregte informtion bout full-time nd prt-time fculty members. The CSWE Commission on Reserch is considering other methods to survey fculty members directly. In this inugurl yer of the revised Fculty survey instrument, 426 institutions (80.2%) provided informtion bout 4,730 full-time nd 5,095 prt-time fculty members. Full-time referred to fculty who spent 50% or more of full-time employment (FTE) in socil work eduction. Prt-time referred to fculty or instructionl stff who spent less thn 50% of FTE in socil work eduction. Dt in the following three figures were tken from the bcclurete, mster s, nd doctorl progrm survey instruments; the remining dt from the Full-Time nd Prt-Time Fculty report section were tken from the Fculty survey instrument. Overll, there were more full-time fculty thn prt-time fculty reported t the bcclurete nd doctorl levels; there were more prt-time fculty thn full-time fculty reported t the mster s level. Figure 7. Fculty With Primry Responsibility to Bcclurete Progrms,

15 Figure 8. Fculty With Primry Responsibility to Mster s Progrms, Figure 9. Fculty With Primry Responsibility to Doctorl Progrms, Demogrphic Chrcteristics See pge 3 of this report to review the method of reporting proportionl demogrphic distributions by gender, ge, nd historiclly underrepresented groups. The lrgest proportion of full-time fculty ws in the ge rnge of yers. More thn two thirds of full-time fculty ws femle. Fculty members from historiclly underrepresented groups ccounted for 28.6% (1,352) of full-time fculty. Additionlly, 1.5% (73) of full-time fculty ws foreign (no resident vis). 15

16 Compred with full-time fculty, prt-time fculty tended to be younger, nd smller proportion (22.5%; 1,148) ws from historiclly underrepresented groups. Only 24 (0.5%) prt-time fculty members were foreign (no resident vis). Tble 18. Demogrphic Chrcteristics of Full-Time nd Prt-Time Fculty Demogrphic Ctegory Full-Time Fculty Prt-Time Fculty Gender Number % Number % Mle 1, , Femle 3, , Unknown Age Group Number % Number % Under 35 Yers Yers , Yers 1, , Yers 1, , Yers or Older Unknown Rcil/Ethnic Identifiction Number % Number % White (non-hispnic) 3, , Africn Americn/Other Blck Chicno/Mexicn Americn Puerto Ricn Other Ltino/Hispnic Americn Indin/Ntive Americn Asin Americn/Other Asin Pcific Islnder Other Multiple Rce/Ethnicity Unknown Number of Progrms Reporting Acdemic Rnk nd Administrtive Title A mjority (66.7%; 3,156) of full-time fculty hd no dministrtive title. The lrgest proportion of full-time fculty held the cdemic rnk of ssocite professor, followed closely by ssistnt professor. The most common cdemic rnks held by prt-time fculty members were djunct, lecturer, nd instructor. Tble 19. Acdemic Rnk of Full-Time nd Prt-Time Fculty Acdemic Rnk Full-Time Prt-Time Number % Number % Professor Associte Professor 1, Assistnt Professor 1, Instructor Lecturer , Clinicl Appointment Emeritus Adjunct , Field Instructor Other Unknown None < 0.1 Totl 4,730 5,095 16

17 Among full-time fculty with n dministrtive title, progrm director titles were most common, with 30.4% (479) holding one of those titles, followed by director of field instruction. Tble 20. Administrtive Title of Full-Time Fculty Administrtive Title Number Percentge Den Director Chirperson Progrm Directors Director of Doctorl Progrm Director of Mster s Progrm Director of Bcclurete Progrm Other Den or Director Positions Associte Den or Director Assistnt Den or Director Director of Reserch/Reserch Administrtor Director of Continuing Eduction or Work Study Director of Admissions or Minority Recruitment Field Eduction Director of Field Instruction Associte/Assistnt Director of Field Instruction Other Titles Totl 1,574 Tenure Sttus Almost one hlf of full-time fculty members were tenured. About one qurter of fculty members were on tenure trck. Few full-time fculty members worked t institutions with no tenure system. Tble 21. Tenure Sttus of Full-Time Fculty Tenure Sttus Number % Tenured 2, On Tenure Trck 1, Not on Tenure Trck but Institution hs Tenure System 1, Not on Tenure Trck Becuse Institution hs no Tenure System Totl 4,684 Progrms Reporting 420 Acdemic Degrees Most full-time fculty (4,156, 87.9%) nd prt-time fculty (4,576, 89.8%) held MSW degrees. With regrd to highest erned degree, more thn two thirds of full-time fculty members held doctorl degree, most commonly in socil work or socil welfre. More thn one qurter of full-time fculty held mster s degree s their highest degree, most commonly in socil work. Compred with full-time fculty, prt-time fculty were less likely to hold doctorte in ny field nd more likely to hold mster s s their highest degree. 17

18 Tble 22. Highest Erned Degree of Full-Time nd Prt-Time Fculty Highest Erned Degree Full-Time Fculty Prt-Time Fculty Number % Number % Doctorte in Socil Work or Socil Welfre 2, Other Doctorl Degree Mster of Socil Work 1, , Other Mster s Degree Lw Medicine 2 < Other Unknown Totl 4,730 5,099 Professionl Licensure The most commonly held license mong full-time fculty ws Licensed Clinicl Socil Work. The most commonly reported other licenses were Licensed Independent Socil Worker nd Licensed Independent Clinicl Socil Worker. Tble 23. Professionl Licensure of Full-Time Fculty Licensure Held Number % Licensed Clinicl Socil Worker 1, Mster's-Level Licensed Socil Worker Acdemy of Certified Socil Workers Bcclurete-Level Licensed Socil Worker Other Totl 2,996 Fculty Slries Dt on slries of full-time nd prt-time fculty were not collected in the 2011 Annul Survey. Interested prties should consult the 2010 Annul Sttistics on Socil Work Eduction in the United Sttes, vilble on the CSWE website ( s the most recent source of socil work fculty slry dt. The CSWE Commission on Reserch is considering how to gther this informtion effectively nd efficiently in future surveys without unduly burdening institutions. 18

19 Bcclurete Progrms In 2011, 453 bcclurete progrms (96.0%) prticipted in the Annul Survey. Most progrms (77.6%; 350) reported tht n ppliction ws required to declre socil work s students mjor. Enrollment of Juniors nd Seniors There were 35,107 full-time juniors nd seniors enrolled s of fll 2011 in the 439 progrms tht provided this informtion, with n verge of 80.0 students per progrm. There were 5,262 prt-time juniors nd seniors enrolled s of fll 2011 in the 195 progrms tht reported offering prt-time progrm, with n verge of 27.0 students. The following tble shows the distribution of enrolled full-time nd prt-time bcclurete juniors nd seniors by their demogrphic chrcteristics. See pge 3 of this report to review the method of reporting proportionl demogrphic distributions by gender, ge, nd historiclly underrepresented groups. Tble 24. Demogrphic Chrcteristics of Full-Time nd Prt-Time Bcclurete Juniors nd Seniors Demogrphic Ctegory Full-Time Prt-Time Juniors nd Seniors Juniors nd Seniors Gender Number % Number % Mle 4, Femle 29, , Unknown 1, Age Group Number % Number % 25 or Younger 20, , , , , or Older 2, , Age Unknown 4, Rcil/Ethnic Identifiction Number % Number % White (non-hispnic) 18, , Africn Americn/Other Blck 7, , Chicno/Mexicn Americn Puerto Ricn Other Ltino/Hispnic 2, Americn Indin/Ntive Americn Asin Americn/Other Asin Pcific Islnder Other Multiple Rce/Ethnicity Unknown 3, Number of Progrms Reporting

20 Overll, the mjority of full-time bcclurete juniors nd seniors ws 25 yers or younger nd femle. Full-time students from historiclly underrepresented groups mde up 36.2% (12,719) of the totl full-time enrollment. Among full-time juniors nd seniors, 1.1% (389) were foreign (no resident vis). The ge distribution mong the prt-time bcclurete juniors nd seniors ws more even thn ws the cse for the fulltime bcclurete students. The mjority of prt-time bcclurete students, s for full-time students, ws femle. Prttime progrms hd greter proportion of students from historiclly underrepresented groups (40.1%; 2,111). Among prt-time juniors nd seniors, 1.1% (56) were foreign. Figure 10. Bcclurete Student Enrollment, Field Instruction In the 2011 Annul Survey, 423 progrms provided informtion on 14,951 students in field plcements s of November 1, Among the field plcement ctegories, child welfre continued to hve the highest concentrtion of students, followed by fmily services, mentl helth or community mentl helth, ging/gerontologicl socil work, nd school socil work. The most common other plcements were vrious types of youth services nd refugee/immigrnt services. 20

21 Tble 25. Field Plcements of Bcclurete Students by Ctegory Field Plcement Ctegory Totl Enrollment % of Totl Enrollment Child Welfre 2, Fmily Services 1, Mentl Helth or Community Mentl Helth 1, Aging/Gerontologicl Socil Work 1, School Socil Work 1, Helth 1, Corrections/Criminl Justice Domestic Violence or Crisis Intervention Alcohol, Drug, or Substnce Abuse Housing Developmentl Disbilities Community Plnning Group Services Public Assistnce/Public Welfre Interntionl Rehbilittion Socil Policy Administrtion Militry Socil Work Progrm Evlution Other Subtotl 14,951 Not yet ssigned field 2,791 Not to be in field instruction this cdemic yer 4,985 Totl 22,727 Number of Progrms Reporting

22 Degrees Awrded During the cdemic yer bcclurete progrms wrded 14,662 degrees. Most grdutes were femle, nd 33.0% (4,843) ws from historiclly underrepresented groups. Tble 26. Demogrphic Chrcteristics of Bcclurete Grdutes Demogrphic Ctegory Bcclurete Grdutes Gender Number % Mle 1, Femle 11, Unknown 1,032 Age Group Number % 25 or Younger 7, , , or Older 1, Unknown 2, Rcil/Ethnic Identifiction Number % White (non-hispnic) 7, Africn Americn/Other Blck 2, Chicno/Mexicn Americn Puerto Ricn Other Ltino/Hispnic Americn Indin/Ntive Americn Asin Americn/Other Asin Pcific Islnder Other Multiple Rce/Ethnicity Unknown 2, Number of Progrms Reporting

23 Mster s Progrms Enrollment In 2011, 208 mster s progrms (97.7%) prticipted in the Annul Survey. The cceptnce rte for pplicnts from bcclurete progrms t their sme institution ws higher (82.4%) thn the cceptnce rte for pplicnts from other institutions (71.9%). The enrollment of pplicnts from their own bcclurete progrms ws lso higher (87.1%) thn the enrollment rte of pplicnts from other bcclurete progrms (78.9%). Figure 11. Number of Advnced Stnding Mster s Students As of November 1, 2011, the totl enrollment of full-time mster s students ws 30,755; the totl enrollment of prt-time mster s students ws 18,481. The following tble shows the distribution of enrolled full-time nd prt-time mster s students by demogrphic ctegory. 23

24 Tble 27. Demogrphic Chrcteristics of Full-Time nd Prt-Time Mster s Students Demogrphic Ctegory Full-Time Prt-Time Mster s Students Mster s Students Gender Number % Number % Mle 4, , Femle 26, , Unknown Age Group Number % Number % 25 or Younger 12, , , , , , or Older 3, , Age Unknown 1, , Rcil/Ethnic Identifiction Number % Number % White (non-hispnic) 17, , Africn Americn/Other Blck 4, , Chicno/Mexicn Americn Puerto Ricn Other Ltino/Hispnic 2, , Americn Indin/Ntive Americn Asin Americn/Other Asin 1, Pcific Islnder Other Multiple Rce/Ethnicity Unknown 2, , Number of Progrms Reporting Overll, full-time mster s students were predominntly femle nd under 30 yers of ge. There were 31.9% (9,819) fulltime students from historiclly underrepresented groups nd 2.1% (658) full-time foreign (no resident vis) students. Prt-time mster s students were lso predominntly femle but more diverse in ge thn were full-time mster s students. Mster s progrms hd 34.9% (6,451) prt-time students from historiclly underrepresented groups nd 0.5% (97) prt-time foreign (no resident vis) students. Figure 12. Mster s Student Enrollment,

25 Dul/Joint Degrees nd Certifictes Respondents identified dul/joint degrees nd certifictes offered through their progrms. Lw ws the most populr degree offered, followed by public helth. Among other degrees, interntionl studies nd criminology/criminl justice were the most frequently reported. Tble 28. Mster s Progrms Offering Dul/Joint Degrees Dul/Joint Degree Number of % of Progrms Offering Progrms Offering Lw Public Helth Theology/Divinity Public Administrtion/Public Policy Doctorte in Socil Work Business Administrtion Eduction Urbn Plnning Other Number of Progrms Reporting 200 Among certifictes, progrms most frequently offered ging/gerontology nd school socil work. The most common other certifictes were nonprofit mngement nd child-relted res (e.g., dvoccy, mentl helth). Tble 29. Mster s Progrms Offering Certifictes Are of Certificte Number of % of Progrms Offering Progrms Offering Aging/Gerontology School Socil Work Addictions/Substnce Abuse Child Welfre Fmily nd Mrrige Humn Services Mngement Developmentl Disbilities Women s Studies Jewish Services Other Number of Progrms Reporting 198 Concentrtions nd Speciliztions Almost one hlf of mster s progrms offered single-tier (method only) concentrtion. About one third of the progrms offered double-tier (method nd field of prctice) concentrtion. The remining progrms offered single-tier (field of prctice only) or some other type of concentrtion system. 25

26 Tble 30. Concentrtions Offered by Mster s Progrms Type of Concentrtion Number of % of Progrms Offering Progrms Offering Single-Tier (Method Only) Single-Tier (Field of Prctice Only) Double-Tier (Method nd Field of Prctice) Other Number of Progrms Reporting 197 Enrollment in direct prctice/clinicl concentrtions outpced enrollment in other methods. The next highest enrollments were in dvnced generlist nd generlist. Among the other methods, other combintions were mentioned. Tble 31. Mster s Progrms Offering Concentrtions by Method nd Student Enrollment Method Number of Progrms Offering %of Progrms Offering Totl Enrollment % of Totl Enrollment Direct Prctice/Clinicl , Advnced Generlist , Generlist , Combintion of Direct Prctice/Clinicl nd Socil Policy or Progrm Evlution , Combintion of Direct Prctice/Clinicl nd Community Plnning or Mngement/Administrtion , Combintion of Community Plnning nd Mngement/Administrtion , Mngement or Administrtion Community Plnning/Orgniztion Socil Policy Combintion of Socil Policy nd Progrm Evlution Progrm Evlution Other , Number of Progrms Reporting 197 In fields of prctice the concentrtion of fmilies, children, youth, nd fmilies ws the most populr, followed by mentl helth, then helth nd mentl helth. The most common other fields of prctice were violence/buse nd individulized options. 26

27 Tble 32. Mster s Progrms Offering Concentrtions by Field of Prctice nd Student Enrollment Field of Prctice Number of Progrms Offering % of Progrms Offering Totl Enrollment % of Totl Enrollment Children, Youth, nd Fmilies , Mentl Helth , Helth nd Mentl Helth , School Socil Work , Helth , Aging/Gerontology , Children nd Youth Addictions/Substnce Abuse Community nd Socil Systems Militry Socil Work Criminl Justice/Corrections Rurl Socil Work Administrtion Reserch Interntionl/Globl or Immigrnt Issues Housing Services Disbilities Occuptionl Other , Number of Progrms Reporting 166 Field Instruction In mster s progrms 31,256 full-time nd prt-time students were ssigned to field plcements s of November 1, Mentl helth or community mentl helth hd the highest plcement of students, followed by child welfre, school socil work, helth, nd fmily services. The most common other field plcements were LGBT nd eduction-relted res. 27

28 Tble 33. Field Plcements of Mster s Students by Ctegory Field Plcement Ctegory Totl Enrollment % of Totl Enrollment Mentl Helth or Community Mentl Helth 7, Child Welfre 3, School Socil Work 3, Helth 3, Fmily Services 3, Aging/Gerontologicl Socil Work 1, Alcohol, Drug, or Substnce Abuse 1, Administrtion 1, Criminl Justice/Corrections 1, Domestic Violence or Crisis Intervention Housing Services Community Plnning Developmentl Disbilities Militry Socil Work Group Services Interntionl Socil Policy Rehbilittion Public Assistnce/Public Welfre Progrm Evlution Occuptionl Other 1, Subtotl 31,256 Not yet Assigned Field 4,239 Not to be in Field Instruction This Acdemic Yer 5,126 Totl 40,621 Number of Progrms Reporting 184 Degrees Awrded As reported by 199 progrms, the men number of credits normlly required for the mster s degree ws 62.4 (rnge of 16 to 131). As reported by 181 progrms, the men number of credits required for n dvnced stnding mster s degree ws 37.0 (rnge of 10 to 100). During the cdemic yer 20,573 mster s degrees were wrded. Most of the grdutes were femle. The proportion of grdutes identifying with historiclly underrepresented group ws 29.8% (6,127); 1.9% (388) of grdutes were foreign (no resident vis). 28

29 Tble 34. Demogrphic Chrcteristics of Mster s Grdutes Demogrphic Ctegory Mster s Grdutes Gender Number % Mle 2, Femle 16, Unknown 1,545 Age Group Number % 25 or Younger 5, , , or Older 2, Unknown 2, Rcil/Ethnic Identifiction Number % White (non-hispnic) 11, Africn Americn/Other Blck 3, Chicno/Mexicn Americn Puerto Ricn Other Ltino/Hispnic 1, Americn Indin/Ntive Americn Asin Americn/Other Asin Pcific Islnder Other Multiple Rce/Ethnicity Unknown 2, Progrms Reporting

30 Doctorl Progrms In 2011, 68 (95.8%) socil work doctorl progrms tht were members of GADE prticipted in the CSWE Annul Survey. Eductionl Bckgrounds of Newly Enrolled Students Newly enrolled students primrily cme from bckground in socil work, with most (81.5%) holding mster s degree in socil work; 15.6% held grdute degrees from other fields. Very few (2.9%) newly enrolled students hd no grdute degree. Figure 13. Number of Newly Enrolled Doctorl Students by Eductionl Bckground Enrollment Doctorl progrms identified enrolled students in two ctegories: those who were tking course work nd those who hd completed course work s of November 1, 2011, or the dte in the fll term on which student lists were finlized. There were 2,575 students enrolled in doctorl progrms. Most doctorl students were full-time (70.5%, 1,815); slight mjority (53.2%) of doctorl students hd completed course work. 30

31 Figure 14. Number of Doctorl Students by Enrollment Sttus Figure 15. Doctorl Student Enrollment, The following tble provides brekdown of the gender nd rcil/ethnic identifiction of enrolled students, with comprison cross enrollment sttus. Students were predominntly femle cross enrollment sttus. Higher proportions of full-time students (41.9% of those tking course work; 40.9% of those who hd completed course work) were from historiclly underrepresented groups thn were prt-time students (36.2% of those tking course work; 34.8% of those who hd completed course work). 31

32 Tble 35. Percentge of Doctorl Students by Demogrphic Ctegory nd Enrollment Sttus Demogrphic Ctegory Full-Time Tking Coursework Prt-Time Tking Coursework Full-Time Completed Coursework Prt-Time Completed Course Work Gender Mle Femle Age Group 25 or Younger or Older Unknown Rcil/Ethnic Identifiction White (non-hispnic) Africn Americn/ Other Blck Chicno/Mexicn Americn Puerto Ricn Other Ltino/Hispnic Americn Indin/ Ntive Americn Asin Americn/ Other Asin Pcific Islnder Other Multiple Rce/Ethnicity Unknown Number of Progrms Reporting Excluded becuse underlying number in ctegory ws less thn 5. Among full-time students tking course work, 18.1% (159) were foreign (no resident vis); 7.1% (23) of prt-time students tking course work were foreign. Among full-time students who hd completed course work, 14.2% (133) were foreign; 6.2% (27) of prt-time students who hd completed course work were foreign. Degrees Awrded During the cdemic yer, 321 degrees were wrded from doctorl progrms. Most of the grdutes were femle. The percentge of grdutes who identified with historiclly underrepresented group ws 36.4% (117); 12.5% (40) of grdutes were foreign (no resident vis). 32

33 Tble 36. Demogrphic Chrcteristics of Doctorl Grdutes Demogrphic Ctegory Doctorl Grdutes Gender Number % Mle Femle Unknown Age Group Number % 25 or Younger or Older Unknown Rcil/Ethnic Identifiction Number % White (non-hispnic) Africn Americn/Other Blck Chicno/Mexicn Americn Puerto Ricn Other Ltino/Hispnic Americn Indin/Ntive Americn Asin Americn/Other Asin Pcific Islnder Other Multiple Rce/Ethnicity Unknown Progrms Reporting 65 Excluded becuse number in ctegory ws less thn 5. Almost one hlf (48.6%) of grdutes took 4 to 6 yers to obtin their doctortes. Tble 37. Yers Tken by Doctorl Grdutes to Obtin Degree Yers to Awrded Degree Number % 3 Yers or less Yers Yers Yers Yers Yers Yers or More Yers Unknown Progrms Reporting 61 33

34 Tble 38. Yers Tht School Policy Allows for Completion of Doctorl Degree Yers Number of Progrms % or More No Limit Unknown 0 0 Progrms Reporting 65 Employment of Grdutes Doctorl progrms provided informtion on the employment sttus of their grdutes. Almost one third (31.8%) of doctorl grdutes obtined tenure-line fculty positions; 12.8% of doctorl grdutes obtined non-tenure-line fculty positions. Tble 39. Employment Sttus of Doctorl Grdutes Employment Sttus Number % Tenure-Line Fculty Position Non-Tenure-Line Fculty Position Noncdemic Administrtive Position Postdoctorl Fellow Acdemic Reserch Position Noncdemic Reserch Position Privte Clinicl Prctice Acdemic Administrtive Position Consulting Position Other Not Employed Unknown Totl 321 Excluded becuse number in ctegory ws less thn 5. 34

35 Gerontology nd Aging-Relted Opportunities The Annul Survey collected dt on behlf of the Ntionl Center for Gerontologicl Socil Work Eduction (Gero-Ed Center). The Gero-Ed Center hs been funded by the John A. Hrtford Foundtion since Dt from the Annul Survey items submitted by the Gero-Ed Center re used to promote gerontologicl competencies in socil work progrms. Additionl informtion bout the Gero-Ed Center is vilble on the CSWE website ( Bcclurete nd Mster s Progrms Bcclurete nd mster s progrms were sked wht opportunities in ging (within their progrms or jointly with other deprtments) were vilble to their students. Field prctic were the most common opportunities vilble to bcclurete nd mster s students. Bcclurete progrms were more likely thn mster s progrms to offer voluntry service ctivities s opportunities in ging for their students. Mster s progrms were more likely thn bcclurete progrms to offer specil events or reserch s opportunities for their students. Tble 40. Opportunities in Aging by Progrm Level Opportunity Bcclurete Progrms Mster s Progrms Number % Number % Speciliztion Concentrtion Minor Field Prcticum Specil Events (e.g., lectures, colloqui) Reserch Certificte Stipends or Scholrships Service lerning or Other Volunteer Work Are of Emphsis Student Interest Group Other Bcclurete nd mster s progrms were more likely to offer elective courses specilizing in ging thn required courses. Bcclurete progrms were more likely thn were mster s progrms to report tht they infused socil work competencies nd prctice behviors into courses t the generlist level. Mster s progrms were more likely thn were bcclurete progrms to report tht they infused socil work competencies nd prctice behviors into courses t the dvnced level. 35

36 Tble 41. Courses in Aging Offered by Progrm Level Courses Bcclurete Mster s Progrms Progrms Progrms Progrms Courses Specificlly on Aging Number Number Reporting Reporting Required Elective Courses Infused With Gerontologicl Socil Work Progrms Progrms Number Number Competencies nd Prctice Behviors Reporting Reporting Generlist Level 1, Advnced Level Progrms estimted the percentges of their students who hd ging-relted experiences. The most common gingrelted experiences estimted by bcclurete nd mster s progrms were interctions with older dults in the clssroom; bcclurete progrms were more likely to report these experiences thn were mster s progrms. Bcclurete progrms were more likely thn were mster s progrms to report grdutes with ging-relted speciliztions or employment. Tble 42. Estimted Percentge of Opportunities in Aging by Progrm Level Opportunity Bcclurete Mster s Progrms Progrms Estimted % Progrms Reporting Estimted % Progrms Reporting Students who hd the opportunity to interct directly with older dult in clsses Students plced in field settings serving predominntly older dults In generlist prctice plcement In dvnced plcement Grdutes who completed specilized curriculr structure in ging Grdutes employed in settings serving primrily older dults Doctorl Progrms One hundred ten (4.3%) doctorl students prticipted in reserch relted to ging (e.g., prcticum, funded project, independent study). Thirty-four doctorl cndidtes completed disserttions tht focused on ging. Of these cndidtes 17 pplied for Hrtford Doctorl Fellows Progrm, nd 12 were funded. An estimted 5.0% of doctorl grdutes pursued creers specilizing in ging. Tble 43. Estimted Percentge of Doctorl Grdutes Pursuing Creers Specilizing in Aging Speciliztion Number of Number of Grdutes Progrms Reporting Fculty member teching ging content within socil work progrm Postdoctorl gerontologicl resercher 21 Gerontologicl socil work prctitioner 20 Gerontologicl resercher in noncdemic setting 18 Excluded becuse number in ctegory ws less thn 5. 36

37 Full-Time Fculty For 2011, 426 socil work progrms provided informtion on 4,730 full-time fculty members. Gerontology ws the specilized re of expertise for 442 (9.3%) of full-time fculty members. During the cdemic yer 432 (9.1%) of full-time fculty members prticipted in gerontologicl reserch. 37