Clinical/Medical Social Work at University of Alabama at Birmingham

If you are interested in studying clinical/medical social work, you may want to check out the program at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical/Medical Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

UAB Clinical/Medical Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Social Work

UAB Clinical/Medical Social Work Rankings

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Clinical/Medical Social Work Student Demographics at UAB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical/medical social work majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a master’s in clinical/medical social work from UAB in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in clinical/medical social work each year. UAB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a clinical/medical social work master's degree from UAB, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in clinical/medical social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Careers That Clinical/Medical Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical/medical social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Healthcare Social Workers	2,770	$47,740
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,070	$36,700
Social Work Professors	120	$70,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.