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Columbia University in the City of New York MSW in Social Work

502 Master's Degrees Awarded
$53,202 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

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 Columbia University in the City of New York. 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 Columbia Cost?

$51,194 Average Tuition and Fees

Columbia Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,974 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$49,024$49,024
Fees$2,170$2,170

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

$53,202 Average Salary
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The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from Columbia is $53,202 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does Columbia Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the social work master’s degree program at Columbia. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

502 Master's Degrees Awarded
90.4% Women
45.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 502 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

Women made up around 90.4% 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

Around 45.4% of social work master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian57
Black or African American55
Hispanic or Latino91
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White213
International Students54
Other Races/Ethnicities32

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at Columbia

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Social Work502

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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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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