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Alabama Social Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Social Workers in Alabama

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Fast Facts for Social Workers in Alabama

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Gadsden and Tuscaloosa
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Montgomery and Birmingham
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Birmingham and Mobile

Salaries for Social Workers in Alabama

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Social Workers in Alabama are listed below.

Selected Social Worker Training Schools in Alabama

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Birmingham

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, Online Program - Human Services Management, Online Program - Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Selected Online Schools for Social Workers in Alabama

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 Alabama Social Worker Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alabama A & M UniversityNormalDoctorate5,706
Alabama State UniversityMontgomeryDoctorate5,608
Auburn University Main CampusAuburn UniversityDoctorate & First Professional24,137
Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonvilleMasters9,077
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham CampusBirminghamAssociate3,320
Miles CollegeFairfieldBachelor1,210
Oakwood UniversityHuntsvilleMasters1,824
Talladega CollegeTalladegaBachelor350
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosaDoctorate & First Professional25,544
Troy UniversityTroyMasters28,955
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegeeDoctorate & First Professional2,936
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamDoctorate & First Professional16,246
University of MontevalloMontevalloMasters2,949
University of North AlabamaFlorenceMasters7,097
University of South AlabamaMobileDoctorate13,779

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Social Workers

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

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Social Workers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Social Workers 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

ALABAMA

   
Gadsden30 2.3
Tuscaloosa50$54,5601.3
Mobile90$36,3301.1
Birmingham180$47,5000.8
Montgomery50$44,5300.7
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