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 at Albany. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social work, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UAlbany was ranked #166 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #15 in New York.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UAlbany was $1,028 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,070 | $24,660 |
Fees | $3,090 | $3,090 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,620 | $14,620 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,720 | $1,720 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Social Work students who received their bachelor’s degree at UAlbany took out an average of $24,352 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $24,264.
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The median early career salary of social work students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UAlbany is $30,228 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,412.
Online degrees for the UAlbany social work bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAlbany Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.5% of the social work students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 88.7%.
Around 42.3% of social work bachelor’s degree recipients at UAlbany in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 26 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Public Policy | 54 |
*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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