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San Jose State University MSW in Social Work

156 Master's Degrees Awarded
$72,850 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 San Jose State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in social work, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from San Jose State Cost?

$9,286 Average Tuition and Fees

San Jose State Graduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $7,176 $16,680
Fees $2,110 $2,110

How Much Can You Make With a MSW in Social Work From San Jose State?

$72,850 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from San Jose State is $72,850 per year. That is 68% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does San Jose State Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

San Jose State 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 San Jose State Online Learning page.

San Jose State Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

156 Master's Degrees Awarded
89.7% Women
71.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 156 master’s degrees in social work handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 89.7% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 87.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at San Jose State in 2019-2020, 71.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 74
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at San Jose State

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Social Work 156

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 28

View All Social Work Related Majors >

References

*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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