by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Work is a concentration offered under the social work major at Portland State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in social work, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Portland State University paid an average of $671 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $444 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,652 | $22,143 |
| Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Portland State University 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 Portland State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.7% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 87.2%.
Around 22.9% of social work master’s degree recipients at Portland State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 186 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
*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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