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Governors State University MSW in Social Work

48 Master's Degrees Awarded

Social Work is a concentration offered under the social work major at Governors 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 GSU Cost?

$8,320 Average Tuition and Fees

GSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GSU paid an average of $706 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $353 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$6,354$12,708
Fees$1,966$1,966

Does GSU Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Online degrees for the GSU 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 GSU Online Learning page.

GSU Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

48 Master's Degrees Awarded
91.7% Women
68.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 48 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 91.7% 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

Around 68.8% of social work master’s degree recipients at GSU 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
Asian0
Black or African American25
Hispanic or Latino5
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities5

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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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