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 Illinois University Carbondale. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SIUC was $1,174 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $470 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 | $11,268 | $28,170 |
| Fees | $4,758 | $4,758 |
social work who receive their master’s degree from SIUC make an average of $38,122 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $43,464.
Online degrees for the SIUC 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 SIUC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 87.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.4% of the social work master’s degrees at SIUC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 30 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 91 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 6 |
*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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