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 Southern Connecticut 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at SCSU paid an average of $444 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $438 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,865 | $20,044 |
| Fees | $5,484 | $6,614 |
social work who receive their master’s degree from SCSU make an average of $50,161 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $43,464.
SCSU 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 SCSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 89.7% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 87.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at SCSU in 2019-2020, 34.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58 |
*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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