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University of Wisconsin - Madison MSW in Social Work

167 Master's Degrees Awarded
$45,785 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 Wisconsin - Madison. 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 UW - Madison Cost?

$12,197 Average Tuition and Fees

UW - Madison Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UW - Madison was $1,503 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $670 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 $10,728 $24,054
Fees $1,469 $1,469

How Much Can You Make With a MSW in Social Work From UW - Madison?

$45,785 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from UW - Madison is $45,785 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does UW - Madison Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Online degrees for the UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison Online Learning page.

UW - Madison Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

167 Master's Degrees Awarded
91.0% Women
19.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 167 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 91.0% 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

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.8% of the social work master’s degrees at UW - Madison in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 128
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at UW - Madison

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Social Work 167

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Policy 43

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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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