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 Smith College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Part-time graduates at Smith paid an average of $1,690 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 | $53,940 | $53,940 |
social work who receive their doctor’s degree from Smith make an average of $68,219 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $54,550.
Online degrees for the Smith social work doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Smith Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in social work in 2019-2020, 71.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 80.2%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in social work at Smith in 2019-2020, 42.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 7 |
*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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