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Pennsylvania Social Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Social Workers in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Social Workers in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lebanon and Pittsburgh
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Allentown and Philadelphia
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

Salaries for Social Workers in Pennsylvania

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

Schools for Social Workers in Pennsylvania are listed below.

Selected Social Worker Training Schools in Pennsylvania

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
Harrisburg, Levittown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, Wayne

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
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Social Workers in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania Social Worker Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburgDoctorate8,745
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn MawrDoctorate1,790
Bucks County Community CollegeNewtownAssociate9,649
Cabrini CollegeRadnorMasters3,108
California University of PennsylvaniaCaliforniaMasters8,206
Carlow UniversityPittsburghDoctorate2,178
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentownMasters1,888
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphiaDoctorate2,062
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghAssociate18,525
Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaAssociate17,334
Eastern UniversitySaint DavidsDoctorate & First Professional4,291
Edinboro University of PennsylvaniaEdinboroMasters7,686
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtownMasters2,360
Gannon UniversityErieDoctorate4,134
Geneva CollegeBeaver FallsMasters1,891
Harrisburg Area Community College-HarrisburgHarrisburgAssociate9,774
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphiaMasters3,487
Juniata CollegeHuntingdonBachelor1,506
Keystone CollegeLa PlumeBachelor1,796
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztownMasters10,295
La Roche CollegePittsburghMasters1,499
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate5,994
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksvilleAssociate7,184
Lincoln University of PennsylvaniaLincoln UniversityMasters2,449
Lock Haven UniversityLock HavenMasters5,241
Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticokeAssociate6,323
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaMansfieldMasters3,338
Marywood UniversityScrantonDoctorate3,316
Mercyhurst CollegeErieMasters4,253
Messiah CollegeGranthamBachelor2,837
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersvilleMasters8,306
Misericordia UniversityDallasDoctorate2,355
Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehemAssociate7,912
Orleans Technical InstitutePhiladelphiaAssociate567
Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstownAssociate1,358
Philadelphia Biblical University-LanghorneLanghorneMasters1,349
Reading Area Community CollegeReadingAssociate4,682
Saint Francis UniversityLorettoDoctorate2,125
Seton Hill UniversityGreensburgMasters1,991
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburgMasters7,765
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery RockDoctorate8,325
Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaDoctorate & First Professional34,696
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaDoctorate & First Professional23,980
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburghDoctorate27,020
University of ScrantonScrantonDoctorate5,612
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburgDoctorate2,462
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest ChesterMasters13,219
Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwoodAssociate6,239
Widener University-Main CampusChesterDoctorate4,866

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Social Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Pennsylvania. 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

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Lebanon30$58,3201.6
Pittsburgh240$53,0600.5
Philadelphia250$54,9100.3
Allentown30$53,0600.2
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