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Boston College MSW in Social Work

217 Master's Degrees Awarded
$49,179 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Social Work. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Social Work is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Boston College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in social work, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from Boston College Cost?

$31,930 Average Tuition and Fees

Boston College Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Boston College was $1,768 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $31,824 $31,824
Fees $106 $106

How Much Can You Make With a MSW in Social Work From Boston College?

$49,179 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from Boston College is $49,179 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does Boston College Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Boston College does not offer an online option for its social work master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston College Online Learning page.

Boston College Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

217 Master's Degrees Awarded
82.0% Women
32.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 217 master’s degrees in social work handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 82.0% of the students who received their MSW in social work in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 87.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 32.3% of social work master’s degree recipients at Boston College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 29
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 124
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at Boston College

Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Social Work 217

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*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.

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