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 Norfolk State 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 Norfolk State was $1,455 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $746 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 | $8,820 | $20,872 |
| Fees | $3,870 | $3,870 |
social work who receive their master’s degree from Norfolk State make an average of $45,604 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $43,464.
Online degrees for the Norfolk State 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 Norfolk State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 85.7% of the social work master’s degrees at Norfolk State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 33 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 42 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.