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 Hawaii Pacific 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Hawaii Pacific University paid an average of $1,125 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $20,250 | $20,250 |
| Fees | $350 | $350 |
The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from Hawaii Pacific University is $43,984 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $43,464.
Online degrees for the Hawaii Pacific University social work master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Hawaii Pacific University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.2% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at Hawaii Pacific University in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 22 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 13 |
*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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