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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in social work, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Ship was $774 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $516 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,288 | $13,932 |
| Fees | $2,682 | $2,898 |
The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from Ship is $47,046 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $43,464.
Ship 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 Ship Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.4% 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 Ship in 2019-2020, 9.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 10 |
*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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