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The University of Alabama MSW in Social Work

255 Master's Degrees Awarded

Social Work is a concentration offered under the social work major at The University of Alabama. 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.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from UA Cost?

$11,470 Average Tuition and Fees

UA Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UA paid an average of $1,550 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $615 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,780$30,250
Fees$690$690

Does UA Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Online degrees for the UA 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 UA Online Learning page.

UA Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

255 Master's Degrees Awarded
93.7% Women
36.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 255 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

Of the students who received their master’s degree in social work in 2019-2020, 93.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 87.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 36.5% of social work master’s degree recipients at UA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American78
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White160
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities2

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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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