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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UNC Chapel Hill was $1,386 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $517 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,552 | $28,278 |
| Fees | $1,970 | $1,970 |
The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill is $43,798 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $43,464.
Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in social work in 2019-2020, 88.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 87.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 27.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 101 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 142 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 79 |
| Public Policy | 1 |
*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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