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 Southern California. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in social work, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
social work who receive their master’s degree from USC make an average of $51,438 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $43,464.
USC 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 USC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.3% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at USC in 2019-2020, 67.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 96 |
| Black or African American | 202 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 472 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 13 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 |
| White | 310 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 89 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 1,200 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 175 |
| Public Policy | 96 |
| Other Public Administration | 19 |
*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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