by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Work is a concentration offered under the social work major at New York 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.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NYU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,704 | $34,704 |
| Fees | $2,188 | $2,188 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. NYU does offer online classes in its social work master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NYU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.3% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 87.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.1% of the social work master’s degrees at NYU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 32 |
| Black or African American | 56 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 298 |
| International Students | 34 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 49 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.