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New York University MSW in Social Work

578 Master's Degrees Awarded
$51,487 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

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 New York 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from NYU Cost?

$36,892 Average Tuition and Fees

NYU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NYU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $34,704 $34,704
Fees $2,188 $2,188

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

$51,487 Average Salary
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social work who receive their master’s degree from NYU make an average of $51,487 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does NYU Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the social work master’s degree program at NYU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NYU Online Learning page.

NYU Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

578 Master's Degrees Awarded
86.3% Women
38.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 578 students received their master’s degree in social work. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in social work in 2019-2020, 86.3% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 87.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 38.1% of social work master’s degree recipients at NYU 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 32
Black or African American 56
Hispanic or Latino 108
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 298
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 49

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at NYU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Social Work 578

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 244
Other Public Administration 8

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References

*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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