by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Work is a concentration offered under the social work major at Walden 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.
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Part-time graduates at Walden University paid an average of $715 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,272 | $10,272 |
| Fees | $444 | $444 |
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If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Walden University offers online option in its social work master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Walden University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.5% 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%.
Around 57.5% of social work master’s degree recipients at Walden University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 341 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 225 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 70 |
*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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