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 University of Houston. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UH paid an average of $982 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $474 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,539 | $17,681 |
| Fees | $1,008 | $1,008 |
social work who receive their master’s degree from UH make an average of $46,053 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $43,464.
UH 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 UH Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.5% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 87.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at UH in 2019-2020, 58.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 40 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 91 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 229 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 9 |
| Public Policy | 12 |
*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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