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 Saint Louis University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in social work, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at SLU paid an average of $1,190 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 | $21,420 | $21,420 |
| Fees | $654 | $654 |
The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from SLU is $40,614 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $43,464.
SLU 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 SLU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in social work in 2019-2020, 88.9% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 87.2%.
Around 25.9% of social work master’s degree recipients at SLU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 57 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 81 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 1 |
*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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