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 Dominican University. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Dominican U was $850 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $20,400 | $20,400 |
| Fees | $484 | $484 |
social work who receive their master’s degree from Dominican U make an average of $43,114 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $43,464.
Dominican U 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 Dominican U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.3% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 87.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 61.0% of the social work master’s degrees at Dominican U in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 77 |
*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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