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Virginia Community and Social Service Specialists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Community And Social Service Specialists in Virginia

Fast Facts for Community And Social Service Specialists in Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Danville, Richmond, and Lynchburg
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charlottesville, Virginia Beach, and Roanoke
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Roanoke

Salaries for Community And Social Service Specialists in Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Richmond, Lynchburg, and Charlottesville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Community And Social Service Specialists in Virginia are listed below.

Selected Social Service Specialist Training Schools in Virginia

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University of Phoenix
Fairfax, Reston, Richmond, Virginia Beach

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Human Services, Human Services Management, MS In Counseling/Community Counseling, Online Program - Human Services Management, Online Program - Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Master
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Argosy University
Arlington

Offers degree programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. 19 campuses in 11 states and online programs.

  • Programs: Master Of Arts (MA) In Community Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Selected Online Schools for Community and Social Service Specialists in Virginia

University of Phoenix Online
Online

Providing the flexibility of a 100% online education. Receive lectures, questions and assignments from instructors electronically. Students study them at their convenience.

  • Programs: Human Services Management, Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Human Services
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Advanced Start BS In Human Services, Human Services, Human Services - Human Services Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Psychology/Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Virginia Social Service Specialist Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburgMasters & First Professional1,234
Ferrum CollegeFerrumBachelor1,233
George Mason UniversityFairfaxDoctorate & First Professional30,276
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgDoctorate17,918
Longwood UniversityFarmvilleMasters4,727
Lynchburg CollegeLynchburgMasters2,490
Mary Baldwin CollegeStauntonMasters1,685
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolkDoctorate6,155
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkDoctorate22,287
Radford UniversityRadfordDoctorate9,122
Regent UniversityVirginia BeachDoctorate & First Professional4,115
University of RichmondRichmondDoctorate4,324
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional31,700
Virginia Intermont CollegeBristolBachelor224
Virginia State UniversityPetersburgDoctorate4,720
Virginia Union UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional1,535
Virginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolkBachelor1,433

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Community And Social Service Specialists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Virginia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Community and Social Service Specialists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Community and Social Service Specialists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

VIRGINIA

   
Danville60$35,4502.8
Richmond1,030$52,9102.3
Lynchburg70$49,7501
Roanoke110$37,4601
Virginia Beach340$37,7100.6
Charlottesville30$38,7400.5
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