Social Work Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Essex 56% 0% 0% £9250 £16850 113 Colchester On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of East London 57% 5% 6% £9250 £13320 131 London On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University 39% 0% 0% £9000 £13000 126 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Applied Social Work BA (Hons) University of Derby 92% 0% 5% £9250 £14045 151 Derby On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 70% 0% 0% £9250 £11400 144 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Advocacy CertHE University of Wales 76% 5% 26% £9000 £13500 107 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Social Work (BMC) BSc (Hons) Ulster University 87% 0% 1% £9250 £15360 154 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Nursing (Learning Disability) and Social Work BSc (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 64% 0% 0% £9250 £14415 133 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Hull 79% 0% 6% £9250 £14800 159 Hull On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 88% 0% 0% £9250 £16500 139 Poole On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Strathclyde 71% 5% 5% £9250 £16400 196 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Social Work BSW (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 93% 0% 1% £9250 £17400 152 Belfast On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 74% 0% 10% £9250 £14000 113 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University 80% 0% 3% £9250 £12250 148 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Social Work (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University 88% 10% 5% £9250 £15576 92 London On campus Full-time
Social Work (Wiltshire College and University Centre - Trowbridge Campus) BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 42% 0% 10% £7570 £9270 129 Oxford On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) University of Brighton 71% 0% 5% £9250 £13842 137 Brighton On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 61% 0% 20% £9250 £14700 122 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University 88% 10% 5% £9250 £15576 92 London On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Suffolk 81% 0% 10% £9250 £14598 103 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) De Montfort University 100% 5% 25% £9250 £14750 116 Leicester On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Bolton 98% 0% 0% £9250 £37350 99 Bolton On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate entry) MA (PG) The University of York 62% 0% 0% £8370 £19950 140 York On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 77% 0% 5% £9250 £10500 129 Leeds On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Cumbria 78% 0% 5% £9250 £10500 121 Carlisle On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Dundee 96% 0% 5% £9250 £19500 160 Dundee On campus Full-time
Social Work (SWC) BSc (Hons) Ulster University 87% 0% 1% £9250 £15360 154 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Chichester 67% 5% 10% £9250 £14500 120 Chichester On campus Full-time
Masters in Social Work MSW The University of York 62% 0% 0% £9250 £19600 140 York On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 42% 0% 10% £9250 £14600 129 Oxford On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate) MSc (PG) University of Huddersfield 67% 5% 5% £6900 £16000 138 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 67% 0% 5% £9250 £14500 145 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 39% 0% 10% £9250 £14415 147 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) Ulster University 87% 0% 1% £9250 £15360 154 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Social Work (Graduate Entry) BSc (Hons) Ulster University 87% 0% 1% £9250 £15360 154 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Robert Gordon University 98% 0% 3% £6750 £15040 147 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Social Work (Undergraduate) MSc University of Huddersfield 67% 5% 5% £9250 £16000 138 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) The University of Nottingham 85% 0% 5% £9250 £19000 157 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Bradford 59% 0% 5% £9250 £9250 £16895 £17740 160 Bradford On campus Full-time
Social Work (Relevant Graduate Route) BSW (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 85% 0% 0% £9250 £17400 152 Belfast On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 75% 0% 0% £9000 £12600 128 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Kingston University 67% 0% 0% £9250 - 138 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 100% 0% 5% £6935 - 132 Sunderland On campus Part-time
Social Work [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 81% 0% 1% £9250 - 118 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 47% 5% 0% - £13325 171 Paisley On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 56% 0% 5% £9250 - 139 Preston On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 81% 0% 1% £9250 - 118 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Learning Disabilities Nursing & Social Work MNSW Edge Hill University 33% 0% 5% £9250 - 148 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Social Work with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Keele 67% 0% 0% £9250 - 140 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Adult Nursing & Social Work MNSW Edge Hill University 48% 0% 4% £9250 - 144 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing & Social Work MNSW Edge Hill University 46% 0% 6% £9250 - 147 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) The University of Winchester 72% 5% 5% £9250 - 130 Winchester On campus Full-time
Social Work (including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Chester 76% 0% 5% £9250 - 145 Chester On campus Full-time
Social Work (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) London South Bank University 65% 5% 5% £9250 - 145 London On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of East Anglia 77% 0% 15% £9250 - 141 Norwich On campus Full-time
Social Work with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 75% 5% 8% £9250 - 128 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Children's Nursing & Social Work MNSW Edge Hill University 47% 0% 3% £9250 - 150 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 60% 0% 10% £9250 - 132 Northampton On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Lancaster University 80% 5% 5% £9250 - 145 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Social Work Studies BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 67% 0% 5% - - 145 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Learning Disabilities Nursing and Social Work (Integrated Practice) BSc (Hons) University of Salford 71% 0% 10% - - 147 Salford On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Stirling 83% 0% 5% - - 160 Stirling On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) University of Salford 74% 0% 5% - - 131 Salford On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) New College Durham 100% 0% 10% £9000 - - Durham On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) University of the West of England 66% 0% 0% - - 126 Bristol On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Coventry University 77% 0% 2% - - 158 Coventry On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Heart of Worcestershire College 71% - 15% £8650 - - Redditch On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Bradford College 44% - 45% £8750 - - Bradford On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSc (PG) Robert Gordon University - - - £5640 £14350 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSc (PG) University of Brighton - - - £9250 £13842 - Brighton On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate) MA (PG) University of Hull - - - £6000 £14500 - Hull On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSc (PG) University of Portsmouth - - - £9250 £16200 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Social Policy and Social Work PhD The University of York - - - £4473 £17750 - York On campus Full-time
Social Work MSc University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Full-time
Family Support MA Leeds Trinity University - - - £4500 £11500 - Leeds On campus Full-time
Social Work PgDip Middlesex University - - - £8800 £11600 - London On campus Full-time
Social Work MA University of Derby - - - £7000 £14700 - Derby On campus Full-time
International Social Work and Social Development MA University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Full-time
Applied Social Work (Practice Education) MA University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Part-time
Social Work MA (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) University of Bradford - - - £4327 £4500 £16040 £18566 - Bradford On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) Leeds Beckett University - - - £5200 £10500 - Leeds On campus Full-time
Social Work (MA) MA (PG) University of Chichester - - - £9250 £14500 - Chichester On campus Full-time
Applied Social Work Practice (Leadership and Management) MA University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Part-time
Social Work Practice MA University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Full-time
Social Work PhD University of Kent - - - £4195 £13810 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) University of Worcester - - - £9250 £12700 - Worcester On campus Full-time
Applied Social Work Practice (Children and Families) MA University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Part-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) Cardiff University - - - £8200 £18700 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) University of Sussex - - - £6665 £18975 - Brighton On campus Full-time
Social Work (Graduate Entry) MSW University of Strathclyde - - - £5650 £14700 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Social Work (PGDip) PgDip University of Chichester - - - £9250 £14500 - Chichester On campus Full-time
Social Work BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £12500 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Social Work MA (PG) University of Keele - - - £7000 £19800 - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Advanced Social Work MA Kingston University - - - £7185 £15000 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
Social Work Research MSc University of Bristol - - - £9600 £20800 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSc (PG) University of Bedfordshire - - - £8500 £16750 - Luton On campus Full-time
Advanced Social Work Practice PgCert Middlesex University - - - £10800 £13500 - London On campus Part-time
Social Work BSW (Hons) University of West London - - - £9250 £13250 - Ealing On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) University of Sussex - - - £9250 £22500 - Brighton On campus Full-time
Professional Social Work Practice PgDip University of Bedfordshire - - - £5575 £8850 - Luton On campus Full-time
Professional Advocacy LLM City University London - - - £6635 £9285 - London On campus Part-time
Social Work MSW Durham University - - - £8065 £21200 - Durham On campus Full-time
Social Work MA (PG) Edge Hill University - - - £6500 £13500 - Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSc (PG) London Metropolitan University - - - £8270 £8270 - London On campus Full-time
Social Work MSc University of Lincoln - - - £8100 £14900 - Lincoln On campus Full-time
Comparative and International Social Work MA The University of York - - - £8440 £18700 - York On campus Full-time
Social Work - Central London Campus MSc Royal Holloway, University of London - - - £8300 £17600 - Egham On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSc (PG) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £12500 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) The University of Sheffield - - - £9800 £20400 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Advanced Social Work Practice (Practice Education) PgCert Middlesex University - - - £10500 £14000 - London On campus Part-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - - - £9250 £13800 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Social Work MRes The University of York - - - £4220 £9350 - York On campus Part-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) University of East Anglia 62% 0% 0% £7250 £6900 £17600 £18500 140 Norwich On campus Full-time
Child and Family Support Work FdA University of Worcester - - - £9250 £13100 - Worcester On campus Full-time
Social Work (postgraduate entry) MA (PG) The University of Nottingham - - - £7500 £20000 - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSc (PG) Royal Holloway, University of London - - - £8300 £17600 - Egham On campus Full-time
Social Work MA (PG) London South Bank University - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Social Work MA (PG) University of Greenwich - - - £8750 - - London On campus Part-time
Family Support and Wellbeing (Top up) BA (Hons) Blackpool and the Fylde College - - - £8335 - - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding MSc Buckinghamshire New University - - - £4500 - - High Wycombe On campus Part-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) University of Birmingham - - - £9250 - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Newman University - - - £9250 - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Family Support and Wellbeing FdA Blackpool and the Fylde College - - - £8750 - - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Social Work MA Teesside University - - - £5900 - - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Social Work PhD University of Bristol - - - £2283 - - Bristol On campus Part-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) University of Central Lancashire - - - £7800 - - Preston On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) The University of Manchester - - - - £19000 - Manchester On campus Full-time
Social Work Masters (Postgraduate) MSW Kingston University - - - £9250 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Social Work Practice Education PgCert University of Suffolk - - - £944 - - Ipswich On campus Part-time
Social Work (Qualified Status) BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Social Work PhD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Social Work MA Bangor University - - - - - - Bangor On campus Full-time
Social Work MA Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Social Work MRes University of Bath - - - - - - Bath On campus Full-time
Social Work and Social Care PhD University of Sussex - - - - - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Social Work MSc University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Full-time
Social Work Practice Education PA University of Worcester - - - - - - Worcester On campus Part-time
Social Work PgDip University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Full-time
Social Work PhD (3 years) PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Advanced Social Work Studies (Mental Health Officer Award) PgCert The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
Education, Social Work and Community Education (Non-Graduating) (Research) PG University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Advanced Leadership for Professional Practice (Social Work) MSc The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Part-time
Social Work MSc University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Social Work MA University of Worcester - - - - - - Worcester On campus Full-time
Professional Social Work Practice MSc University of Brighton - - - - - - Brighton On campus Part-time
Professional Leadership for Social Work (qualified Social Workers) MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Social Work MPhil Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Social Work MA University of Wolverhampton - - - - - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Social Work (4 years) PhD The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) Liverpool John Moores University - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Social Work and Applied Social Studies (including Placement) BSc (Hons) University of Bath - - - - - - Bath On campus Full-time
Social Work MSc Birmingham City University - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Social Work with Children, Young People and Families MSc Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Part-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Social Work MA University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Social Work, Master of MSW The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Social Research (Social Work and Professional Practice) MA University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Social Work PhD The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Social Work MA University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Social Work MSc (PG) Swansea University - - - - - - Swansea On campus Full-time
Social Work MA MA The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Social Work and Social Policy PhD University of Worcester - - - - - - Worcester On campus Part-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MA (PG) University of Salford - - - - - - Salford On campus Full-time
Professional Doctorate in Social Work (DSW) ProfDoc University of Keele - - - - - - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Part-time
Social Policy and Social Work PhD The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Social Work MA The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Social Work MPhil The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester online Part-time
Social Work MA Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Social Work MSc (PG) Brunel University - - - - - - Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Social Work MA Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Social Work MA Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Master of Social Work (MSW) [Postgraduate Entry] MSW The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Advanced Child Protection MA University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Social Work MSc PgDip University of Brighton - - - - - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Social Work (MA) (PG) MA (PG) Liverpool Hope University - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Social Work (MA) (Postgraduate entry) MA (PG) Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSW Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Professional Doctorate in Social Work DSW University of Portsmouth - - - - - - Portsmouth On campus Part-time
Advanced Adult Social Work PgCert Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
Social Science Research (Social Policy and Social Work) MA The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Professional Social Work Practice and Management MSc University of Brighton - - - - - - Brighton On campus Part-time
Advanced Social Work Practice PgCert University of Worcester - - - - - - Worcester On campus Part-time
Social Work (3 years) (part time) PhD PhD University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Part-time
Social Work (Postgraduate Entry) MSc (PG) Glasgow Caledonian University - - - - - - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Social Work MSc MSc University of Dundee - - - - - - Dundee On campus Full-time
Social Work BA (Hons) Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Social Work

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £29127 £24882 £27670
25-75 percentile range £25062 - £31576 £17078 - £30541 £18866 - £34301

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £28382 £24353 £27446
25-75 percentile range £24486 - £30353 £17880 - £28963 £20403 - £33178

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Social Work

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

Current jobs

Among graduates of Social Work who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Typical employers for graduates of Social Work

  • Social Services
  • Children's Homes
  • Primary Care Trusts
  • Prisons
  • Private Fostering Agencies
  • Nursing Homes
  • Voluntary Organisations

Jobs of graduates of Social Work (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Social Work at Anglia Ruskin University

75% Welfare Professionals
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
5% Administrative occupations

Grading & Study Time

Grading Distribution

Students of Social Work in the UK received the following grades.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Social Work


Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Social Work, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Social Work is the study of the organised means of providing basic support services for vulnerable/under-privileged individuals and/or groups.

The median salary of graduates of Social Work was £29127 15 months after graduation, £24882 3 years after graduation and £27670 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Social Work studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) - BSW (Hons)
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Master of Social Work - MSW
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Masters of Nursing and Social Work - MNSW
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Master of Laws - LLM
  • Master of Research - MRes
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Masters in Research - MRes
  • Professional Award - PA
  • Postgraduate Credits - PG
  • Professional Doctorate - ProfDoc
  • Doctor of Social Work - DSW

Social Work - BA (Hons) at De Montfort University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 10 respondents.