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 Wisconsin - Madison. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UW - Madison was $1,503 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,728 | $24,054 |
Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
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The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from UW - Madison is $45,785 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $43,464.
Online degrees for the UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison Online Learning page.
About 91.0% of the students who received their MSW in social work in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 87.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.8% of the social work master’s degrees at UW - Madison in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 128 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 167 |
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Related Major | Annual 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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