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Boston University MSW in Social Work

355 Master's Degrees Awarded
$50,115 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 Boston 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, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from Boston U Cost?

$57,666 Average Tuition and Fees

Boston U Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 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 $56,854 $56,854
Fees $812 $812

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

$50,115 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from Boston U is $50,115 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does Boston U Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Boston U 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 Boston U Online Learning page.

Boston U Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

355 Master's Degrees Awarded
89.6% Women
25.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 355 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

About 89.6% 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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.9% of the social work master’s degrees at Boston U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 37
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 222
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 51

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at Boston U

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Social Work 355

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 9

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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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