Status of 2010 Master of Science Degree Recipients
2010 MS Recipients Graduation Survey (spring 2010) and Career Survey (Nov.-Dec. 2010)
(N=218, 54% of 405 total MS recipients) |
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| Response categories are not exclusive | | |
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Accepted to post-graduation program of study
(e.g. another degree or a clinical training program) | 15 | 7% |
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| Full-time professional internship/fellowship | 15 | 7% |
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Social work employment
(Median full-time US salary: $45,000) | 147 | 67% |
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| Non-social work employment | 26 | 12% |
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Seeking social work employment
(Includes 8 who have non-social work employment) | 38 | 17% |
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| 2010 MS Recipients - Acceptance to Post-Graduation Program of Study (N=15) |
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| Doctoral degree programs (social work) | 2 |
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| Master's degree programs (human rights; public administration; public health) | 5 |
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| Associates degree program (nursing) | 1 |
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Post-graduate clinical training programs
(family therapy; sex addiction recovery; accomplishment coaching; licensure) | 7 |
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| 2010 MS Recipients—Full-time professional internship/fellowship (N=15) |
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| BCS |
| Beth Israel Medical Center Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Social Work Fellowship (New York, NY) |
| Children's Hospital (Boston, MA) |
| The Educational Alliance (New York, NY) |
| Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) (New York, NY) |
| Johnson Family Foundation (New York, NY) |
| The League School (Brooklyn, NY) |
| MFY Legal Services (New York, NY) |
| Presidential Management Fellowship (Washington, DC) [N=3] |
| Selfhelp Community Services (New York, NY) |
| STEPS to End Family Violence (New York, NY) |
| U.S. Department of Education (Washington, DC) |
| Yale Behavioral Health (CT) |
| 2010 MS Recipients—Social Work Employment: Specialization (N=147) |
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| Health/Mental Health | 30 | 22% |
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| Children & Adolescents | 23 | 17% |
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| Child Welfare Services | 10 | 7% |
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| HIV/AIDS | 10 | 7% |
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| Youth Development | 7 | 5% |
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| Disabilities | 6 | 4% |
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| Aging | 5 | 4% |
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| Homelessness | 5 | 4% |
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| Substance Abuse | 5 | 4% |
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| DV/Trauma/Abuse | 3 | 2% |
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| Poverty | 3 | 2% |
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| Re-entry | 3 | 2% |
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| Women/Women's Issues | 2 | 1% |
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| Adoption | 1 | 1% |
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| Couples/Families | 1 | 1% |
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| Immigrants/Refugees | 1 | 1% |
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| Policy | 1 | 1% |
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| Social Justice | 1 | 1% |
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| Union/Labor | 1 | 1% |
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| Other* | 18 | 13% |
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| Not specified | 11 | |
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| *Other: Accreditation for adult, children, and family service organizations; adolescents/domestic violence prevention; children welfare services/substance abuse and addictions; community mental health; day treatment for emotionally disturbed children; detention with adolescents; eating disorders; education research and evaluation; electoral politics; foster care/disabilities; homeless families with young children; housing; quality improvement; families involved in family court and individuals involved in criminal court; individual counseling, group work, case management for non-violent offenders from community court; language, cultural and disability services; textile vocational school in Bhutan; workforce development. |
| 2010 MS Recipients—Social Work Employment: Setting (N=147) |
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| Community-Based Organization | 57 | 40% |
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| Hospital/Health care Facility | 24 | 17% |
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| Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) | 12 | 9% |
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| School (K-12) | 7 | 5% |
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| College/University | 3 | 2% |
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| Criminal Justice System | 3 | 2% |
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| Faith-Based Organization | 2 | 1% |
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| For-Profit Agency | 2 | 1% |
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| International Organization | 2 | 1% |
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| Research Institute | 2 | 1% |
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| Social Service Association (AARP, NAMI, etc.) | 2 | 1% |
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| Foundation | 1 | 1% |
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| Government | 1 | 1% |
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| Other* | 22 | 16% |
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| Not specified | 7 | |
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| *Other: Adult Home; alternative to incarceration ACT team; child guidance clinic; community based organization inside a high school; day treatment; family court; independent accrediting body; non-profit agency/organization; non-profit foster care agency; non-profit health clinic; outpatient mental health clinic; political campaign; private independent living transitional program; state social service agency. |
| 2010 MS Recipients—Social Work Employment: Primary Function (N=147) |
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| Case Management | 31 | 25% |
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| Therapy/Counseling | 26 | 21% |
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| Administration/Management | 14 | 11% |
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| Hospital Social Work | 9 | 7% |
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| Program Development | 7 | 6% |
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| Research | 6 | 5% |
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| School Social Work | 6 | 5% |
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| Advocacy | 4 | 3% |
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| Fund-raising/Grant Writing | 2 | 2% |
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| Policy Analysis | 2 | 2% |
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| Consulting | 1 | 1% |
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| Other* | 15 | 12% |
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| Not specified | 25 | |
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| *Other: Behavior therapy; case management, therapy/counseling, and advocacy; conducting social summaries to obtain information used in treatment planning; crisis intervention; organizational performance measurement and quality improvement; project coordinator; providing child/adolescent development counseling to parents who are part of the parole; psychoeducation; recruiting/training; research, program coordination, grant writing; transitional program, learning life skills along with therapy component. |
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