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University of Nevada - Reno MSW in Social Work

170 Master's Degrees Awarded
$51,690 Average Salary

The 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 Nevada - Reno. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in social work, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from UNR Cost?

$6,318 Average Tuition and Fees

UNR Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UNR paid an average of $624 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $297 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,657$21,310
Fees$661$661

How Much Can You Make With a MSW in Social Work From UNR?

$51,690 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

social work who receive their master’s degree from UNR make an average of $51,690 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does UNR Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

UNR 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 UNR Online Learning page.

UNR Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

170 Master's Degrees Awarded
87.6% Women
38.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 170 students received their master’s degree in social work. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in social work in 2019-2020, 87.6% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 87.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at UNR in 2019-2020, 38.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American11
Hispanic or Latino44
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White103
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities10

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at UNR

Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Social Work170

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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*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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