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University of Pennsylvania MSW in Social Work

193 Master's Degrees Awarded
$46,999 Average Salary

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 University of Pennsylvania. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from UPenn Cost?

$41,760 Average Tuition and Fees

UPenn Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UPenn 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 StateOut of State
Tuition$37,678$37,678
Fees$4,082$4,082

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

$46,999 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from UPenn is $46,999 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does UPenn Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

UPenn does not offer an online option for its social work master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPenn Online Learning page.

UPenn Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

193 Master's Degrees Awarded
88.6% Women
30.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 193 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 88.6% 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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social work at UPenn in 2019-2020, 30.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian12
Black or African American20
Hispanic or Latino11
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White120
International Students14
Other Races/Ethnicities16

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at UPenn

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Social Work193

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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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