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 Metropolitan State University of Denver. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at MSU Denver paid an average of $728 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $503 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 | $9,054 | $12,561 |
| Fees | $1,186 | $1,186 |
social work who receive their master’s degree from MSU Denver make an average of $43,888 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $43,464.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that MSU Denver offers online option in its social work master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MSU Denver Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.9% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 87.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.7% of the social work master’s degrees at MSU Denver in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 101 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 144 |
*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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