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Boston University MSW in Social Work

355 Master's Degrees Awarded

Social Work is a concentration offered under the social work major at Boston 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, diversity of 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$56,854$56,854
Fees$812$812

Does Boston U Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Online degrees for the Boston U 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 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

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at Boston U in 2019-2020, 25.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian19
Black or African American23
Hispanic or Latino37
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White222
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities51

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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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