by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Hunter College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in social work, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Hunter paid an average of $855 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $470 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,090 | $20,520 |
| Fees | $308 | $308 |
The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from Hunter is $54,467 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $43,464.
Hunter 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 Hunter Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.2% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 87.2%.
Around 60.8% of social work master’s degree recipients at Hunter in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 25 |
| Black or African American | 127 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 206 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 544 |
*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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