Did you Know?

Iona College Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Did You Know...

  • More than 600,000 people in the United States hold professional social work degrees?
  • Social workers can be found in hospitals, police departments, mental health clinics, military facilities, schools, and even corporations?
  • According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for social workers is expected to grow twice as fast as any other occupation, especially in gerontology, substance abuse, private social service agencies, and school social work? 
  • Iona College Social Work Program has a student-centered mission... all of the program's efforts are aimed at supporting the optimal development of its students for competent social work practice?
  • All students in the Iona College Social Work Program get "hands-on" experience by completing 500 hours of supervised fieldwork?
  • Starting salaries for graduates of the Iona College Social Work Program are comparable to virtually all other undergraduate degree holders?
  • The majority of our program graduates qualify for Advanced Standing -- the opportunity to complete a master's degree in one year (vs. two).

For more information please contact:
Jeanne Matich-Maroney, PhD, LCSW-R
Associate Professor &  Department Chair
Social Work House
45 Beechmont Drive
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 633-2471
email:  jmatich-maroney@iona.edu