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Westfield State University MSW in Social Work

97 Master's Degrees Awarded
$51,880 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 Westfield State University. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from Westfield Cost?

$6,696 Average Tuition and Fees

Westfield Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Westfield was $372 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $1,890 $1,890
Fees $4,806 $4,806

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

$51,880 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

social work who receive their master’s degree from Westfield make an average of $51,880 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 Westfield Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Westfield 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 Westfield Online Learning page.

Westfield Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

97 Master's Degrees Awarded
75.3% Women
39.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 97 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, 75.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 87.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 39.2% of social work master’s degree recipients at Westfield in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 18
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 51
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at Westfield

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Social Work 97

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 15

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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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