Master's in Social Work (MSW) Guide for 2023

A master of social work or MSW is a highly sought after graduate degree because it opens up advanced professional opportunities for those who already hold a bachelor of social work (BSW), as well as those entering the field for the first time.

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MSW program listings

Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $1,323
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Theology or divinity
Certification: Non-profit management
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Adelphi University
Garden City, New York, Hauppauge, Poughkeepsie & Middletown, NY
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $1,295
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Bilingual School Social Work, Human Resource Management, Continuing Education and Professional Development
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Alabama A&M University
Normal & Birmingham, AL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $422 in state | $840 out of state
Plan of Study: Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Mental Health
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Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $412 in state | $824 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Criminal Justice, Mental Health
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Albany State University
Albany, GA
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $191 in state | $762 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Alliance University
New York, NY
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $910
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration
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Alvernia University
Reading & Philadelphia, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $516
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Mental Health
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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI
Credits: 56
Cost per credit: $1,267
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, International Affairs, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Child Welfare, Marriage and Family, Mental Health, School Social Work, Trauma, Administration or Management, Medical Social Work
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Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $403 in state | $811 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
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Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $945
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Appalachian State University
Boone & Hickory, NC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $304
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
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Arizona State University
Phoenix, Tucson, Glendale & Yuma, AZ
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $413 in-state | $1,143 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Management or Administration, Social Policy
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work, Public Administration, Public Policy
Certification: Gerontology, Other, Trauma, Domestic Violence, Medical Social Work
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Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $363 in-state | $665 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Rural Social Work, Trauma
Certification: Addictions
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Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $594 in state | $1,782 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN
Credits: 38-61
Cost per credit: $758
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration
Certification: Other
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Aurora University
Aurora & Williams Bay, IL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $618
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Public Administration, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Addictions, Child and Family, School Social Work
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Austin Peay State University
Clarksville & Springsfield, TN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $457 in-state | $734 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Azusa Pacific University
Azusa & San Bernardino, CA
Credits: 36-60
Cost per credit: $795
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Management or Administration
Certification: Non-Profit Management, Other, School Social Work
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Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Credits: 57
Cost per credit: $451 in state | $1233 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Barry University
Miami Shores, FL, West Palm Beach, FL
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $990
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, multiple cohorts per year, weekends/evening
Area of specialized practice: Trauma
Certification: Trauma
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Baylor University
Waco & Houston, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $825
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, and multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice, community, and social systems
Dual Degree Option(s): Business administration, theology, or divinity
Certification: Other
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Binghamton University, State University of New York
Binghamton, NY
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $545 in-state | $925 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration, Foreign Languages
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Boise State University
Boise & Coeur d'Alene, ID
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $252
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice
Certification: Addictions, Refugee & Immigrant Populations
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,048
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Macro Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Doctorate in Social Work, Law, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Child Welfare, Non-Profit Management, Other, School Social Work, Trauma, Administration or Management, Military, Research, Refugee & Immigrant Populations
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Boston University
Boston, Fall River, Worcester, Bedford & West Barnstable, MA
Credits: 65
Cost per credit: $1,287
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening, Weekends Only
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Health, Mental Health, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Trauma, Macro Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work, Education, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Child and Family, Gerontology, Trauma, Behavioral Health
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Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
Credits: 56
Cost per credit: $468 in state | $801 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Aging and Gerontological Practice
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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $70
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Social Justice
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $540
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Certification: Gerontology, School Social Work, Trauma
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Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA
Credits: 18
Cost per credit: $1,315
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Health
Certification: Child and Family, School Social Work
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Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata, CA
Credits: 30
Cost per credit: $347 in-state | $743 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: School Social Work
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California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $788
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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California State University, Chico
Chico, CA
Credits: 34-63
Cost per credit: $516 in-state | $912 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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California State University, Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $598 in-state | $994 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Other
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California State University, East Bay
Hayward, CA
Credits: 36-60
Cost per credit: $347 in-state | $743 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Mental Health
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California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton & Irvine, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $433 in-state | $829 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $347 in-state | $743 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Child and Family, Gerontology, Trauma
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California State University, Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $347 in-state | $743 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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California State University, Northridge
Northridge, CA
Credits: 60-63
Cost per credit: $347 in-state | $617 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $347 in-state | $743 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Certification: School Social Work
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California State University, San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Credits: 36-60
Cost per credit: $322 in-state | $718 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration
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California State University, San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,390
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Child and Family, Mental Health
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California State University, Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $322 in-state | $718 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Integrated Practice
Certification: Gerontology
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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Credits: 63-84
Cost per credit: $750
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Health, Mental Health, Trauma
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration
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Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,650
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, International Social Work, Management or Administration, Mental Health, School Social Work, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Trauma
Dual Degree Option(s): Bioethics, Business Administration, Law, Non-profit Management, Public Health
Certification: Gerontology, International Social Work, Non-Profit Management, Other, School Social Work, Trauma, Medical Social Work
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Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,200
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Management or Administration, Social Policy, Integrated Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
Certification: Child Welfare
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Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $349 in-state | $675 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration
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Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
Credits: 59
Cost per credit: $951
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Mental Health
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Clarke University
Dubuque, IA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $775
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Health, Mental Health, Integrated Practice
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Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $590 in state | $1,011 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Clinical or Direct Practice
Certification: Addictions, Gerontology, School Social Work
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College at Brockport, State University of New York
Rochester, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $545 in-state | $925 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Gerontology
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College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $863
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN
Credits: 38-63
Cost per credit: $705
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Health, Mental Health, Human Behavior, Integrated Practice
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College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $620 in-state | $1000 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Disabilities
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Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $725
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Health
Certification: Non-Profit Management, Other, School Social Work, Conflict Resolution, Military, Clinical Social Work, Behavioral Health
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Colorado State University-Pueblo
Pueblo & Colorado Springs, CO
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $351 in state | $877 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening, Weekends Only
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Columbia University
New York
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,834
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration, Social Policy
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Education, Jewish Studies, Law, Public Health, Public Policy, Theology or Divinity, Urban Planning
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Concordia University Wisconsin
Mequon, WI
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $740
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Daemen University
Amherst, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,056
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Delaware State University
Dover, Wilmington & Georgetown, DE
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $346 in state | $764 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Credits: 88
Cost per credit: $758
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Community Development and Social Systems, Criminal Justice
Dual Degree Option(s): Other
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Dominican University
River Forest, Grayslake, IL & Milwaukee, WI
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $850
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Health, International Social Work, Mental Health, Military Social Work, School Social Work, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Immigrants and Refugees
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Education, Other
Certification: Child Welfare, Gerontology, International Social Work, School Social Work, Military, Refugee & Immigrant Populations, Behavioral Health
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East Carolina University
Greenville, Rocky Mount, & New Bern, NC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,028
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, School Social Work
Certification: Addictions, Gerontology
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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $613 in-state | $841 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Certification: Addictions
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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $957 in-state | $1659 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Certification: Gerontology, Non-Profit Management, Other, School Social Work
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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Spokane, Everett & Vancouver, WA
Credits: 90
Cost per credit: $633.03 in-state | $1,399.37 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Administration
Certification: Addictions
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Erikson Institute
Chicago, IL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,087
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families
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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $935
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Gender Studies
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Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $445 in-state | $1060 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Mental Health
Certification: Addictions, Military
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Ferris State University
Big Rapids & Traverse City, MI
Credits: 48
Cost per credit: $740
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Criminal Justice, Public Health
Certification: School Social Work
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL
Credits: 79 Semester hours
Cost per credit: $334
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Community development and social systems, management or administration, program evaluation, social policy
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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $372 in state | $1,027 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice
Certification: Addictions, child welfare, gerontology
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Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
Credits: 69
Cost per credit: $373 in state | $1,301 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, weekends/evening
Area of specialized practice: Mental health
Certification: Medical social work
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Florida International University
Miami, FL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $365 in state | $801 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health
Certification: Addictions, child welfare, gerontology
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Florida State University
Tallahassee & Panama City, FL
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $446 in state | $1,076 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice, leadership
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Law, Public Administration
Certification: Child welfare, gerontology, non-profit management, other
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Fordham University
New York and West Harrison, NY
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $995
Plan of Study: Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Fresno State University
Fresno, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $513 in-state | $909 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Social Policy, Human Behavior, Integrated Practice
Certification: Gerontology
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Gallaudet University
Washington, DC
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: Not available on the website
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Disabilities
Certification: Disabilities
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George Fox University
Portland, OR
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $794
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
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George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $766 in-state | $1,681 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Other
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Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $318 in state | $1,007 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Community Development and Social Systems
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Governors State University
University Park, IL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $368 in-state | $736 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, School Social Work
Certification: Child Welfare, School Social Work, Rural Social Work
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Grambling State University
Grambling, LA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $583
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $575
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $762
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: School Social Work
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Hawai‘i Pacific University
Honolulu, HI
Credits: 57
Cost per credit: $1,235
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Military Social Work
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Howard University
Washington, DC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $2,027
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Criminal Justice, Health, Management or Administration, Mental Health, Social Policy, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Macro Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
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Hunter College, City University of New York
New York, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $620 in-state | $1,000 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, International Social Work, Management or Administration, Mental Health, Occupational, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Education, Theology or Divinity
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Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
Credits: 59
Cost per credit: $494.68 in-state | $1544 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $423 in-state | $878 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, School Social Work
Certification: Child Welfare, School Social Work
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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $450 in state | $885 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Indiana University
Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Richmond, New Albany, Gary, Bloomington & West Lafayette, IN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $494 in state | $1057 out of state (Indiana Partner: $741)
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Health, Management or Administration, Mental Health, School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $559
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Credits: 57
Cost per credit: $474 in state | $1,474 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families
Certification: Gerontology
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Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $410 in state | $820 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $580
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Other, Practice with a Specific Racial or Ethnic Group
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Kean University
Union, NJ
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $700 in-state | $920 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $296 in state | $1,066 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration
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Keuka College
Victor, Syracuse, Keuka Park, & Corning, NY
Credits: 65
Cost per credit: $824
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Kutztown University
Kutztown, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $516 in-state | $774 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration
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Lehman College, City University of New York
Bronx, NY
Credits: 65
Cost per credit: $620 in-state | $1,000 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Addictions
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Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,150
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Art
Certification: Certification Non-Profit Management, Other
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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $650
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Loma Linda University
San Bernardino, CA
Credits: 78
Cost per credit: $902
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Health, Mental Health
Dual Degree Option(s): Criminal Justice, Other
Certification: Other
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Long Island University, Post & Brooklyn Collaborative
Brookville, Brooklyn & Brentwood, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,352
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Children, Youth, and Families, Criminal Justice, Management or Administration, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Certification: Addictions, Gerontology, Non-Profit Management, Other, Forensic Social Work
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Louisiana Christian University
Pineville, LA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $442
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Health, Mental Health
Certification: Behavioral Health
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Louisiana State University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $317 in-state | $447 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health
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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
Credits: 49
Cost per credit: $1,045
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Clinical or Direct Practice, Other, Macro Social Work, Integrated Practice, Leadership
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Other, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Addictions, Gerontology, School Social Work
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Madonna University
Livonia, MI
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $980
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Certification: Addictions, Non-Profit Management, School Social Work, Administration or Management, Hospice
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Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Credits: 36-66
Cost per credit: $429 in-state | $1,144 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Mental Health
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Marywood University
Scranton, Pocono & Lehigh Valley, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $850
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Trauma
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Other
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Merrimack College
North Andover, MA
Credits: 56
Cost per credit: $1,028
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Criminal Justice
Certification: Other
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Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $500 in state | $700 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Miami University
Middletown, OH
Credits: 57
Cost per credit: $700
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Flint, Rochester & Clio, MI
Credits: 57
Cost per credit: $867 in-state | $1704 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health
Certification: Child Welfare, Gerontology, Marriage and Family, Other, School Social Work, Trauma, Administration or Management, Military, Medical Social Work
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Middle Tennessee State University
Clarksville, Murfreesboro & Nashville, TN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $536 in-state | $1,483 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania and Shippensburg University Collaborative
Millersville & Shippensburg, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $516 in-state | $774 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Other
Certification: Other, Behavioral Health, Art
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Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN
Credits: 34-56
Cost per credit: $598 in state | $843 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Rural Social Work
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Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS
Credits: 30-60
Cost per credit: $866
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families
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Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, MO
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $425 in-state | $710 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Other
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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Credits: 54
Cost per credit: $2,190
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration, Public Policy, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Other
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Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $620
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice
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Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $464 in-state | $912 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Children, Youth, and Families, Other, Social Policy, Aging and Gerontological Practice
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Nazareth College of Rochester
Rochester & Watertown, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $790
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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New Mexico Highlands University
Albuquerque, Farmington, Las Vegas, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe & Roswell, NM
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $321 in state | $539 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, International Social Work, Management or Administration, Immigrants and Refugees
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration
Certification: Addictions
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New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, Albuquerque & Roswell, NM
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $288 in state | $360 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Health
Certification: Public Health
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New York University
Bronxville, New York & Sparkill, NY
Credits: 65
Cost per credit: $1,527
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Other, Public Administration, Public Health
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Newman University
Wichita & Colorado Springs, KS
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $616
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration
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Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $746 in-state | $1,455 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, School Social Work
Certification: School Social Work
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North Carolina A&T State University / University of North Carolina at Greensboro Collaborative
Greensboro, NC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,223
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Mental Health
Certification: School Social Work
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North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Credits: 58
Cost per credit: $1,037
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Criminal Justice
Certification: School Social Work
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,030
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $278
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Leadership
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Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
Credits: 32-58
Cost per credit: $230 in state | $594 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Rural Social Work, Practice with a Specific Racial or Ethnic Group
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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
Credits: 54
Cost per credit: $439 in-state | $1,087 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $567 in state | $870 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening, Weekends Only
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Human Behavior
Certification: Gerontology, Trauma, Forensic Social Work
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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI
Credits: 50
Cost per credit: $669
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration, Social Policy, Macro Social Work
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Northwest Nazarene University - Master's
Nampa & Idaho Falls, ID
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $598
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Advanced Generalist, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Management or Administration, Mental Health, Integrated Practice
Certification: School Social Work
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Ohio University
Athens, OH
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $583 in state | $1,079 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Rural Social Work
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Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio & La Fera, TX
Credits: 57
Cost per credit: $981
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, and multiple cohorts per year. Weekend and evening options
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice
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Pacific University
Eugene, & Forest Grove, OR
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $450
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Park University
Parkville, MO
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $695
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Military Social Work, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Certification: Mental Health
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Pennsylvania Western University
Edinboro & California, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: Not available in the website
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Trauma
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration
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Portland State University - Master's
Portland, Salem, Eugene, Medford, & Bend, OR
Credits: 78
Cost per credit: $521 in-state | $748 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, Management or Administration, Mental Health, School Social Work, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work, Public Health
Certification: School Social Work, Administration or Management
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Quinnipiac University
North Haven, CT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $410
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Health, Mental Health
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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Radford University
Radford & Roanoke, VA
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $556 in-state | $951 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Community Development and Social Systems
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Ramapo College
Mahwah, NJ
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $852
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $533 in-state | $1,002 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time and Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Macro Social Work
Certification: Addictions, Non-Profit Management, Trauma, Behavioral Health
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Roberts Wesleyan College
Rochester, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $737
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health
Dual Degree Option(s): Theology or Divinity
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, Camden & Newark, NJ
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $760 in-state | $1292 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work, Law, Pastoral Studies, Public Health, Public Policy
Certification: Addictions, Child and Family, Gerontology, Refugee & Immigrant Populations, Domestic Violence
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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $840
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
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Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI
Credits: 59
Cost per credit: $722 in-state | $1282 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Saint Leo University
St. Leo, FL
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $575
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice
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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Credits: 48-56
Cost per credit: $1,120
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Other
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Pastoral Studies, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Gerontology
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Salem State University
Salem, MA
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $140 in-state | $230 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Health, Mental Health
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Salisbury University
Salisbury, Wye Mills, Hagerstown, California & North East, MD
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $428 in-state | $775 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Macro Social Work
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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $938
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $598 in-state | $994 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Management or Administration
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health
Certification: School Social Work
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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,279
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, School Social Work
Certification: School Social Work
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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,571 in-state | $1,967 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Savannah State University
Savannah, GA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $196 in state | $726 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Social Justice, Management or Administration, Other
Certification: Developmental Disabilities
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Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Credits: 66
Cost per credit: $834
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,450
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Health, Mental Health
Certification: Forensic Social Work
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Simmons University
Boston, MA
Credits: 65
Cost per credit: $1,148
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Certification: Child and Family, Mental Health, Other, School Social Work, Trauma
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Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $310 in-state | $464 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Certification: Other, Behavioral Health, Animal-Assisted Therapy
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Smith College
Northampton, MA
Credits: 125
Cost per credit: $609
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Certification: Other
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Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL
Credits: 69
Cost per credit: $515
Plan of Study: Full-time, advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice
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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $715
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $277 in-state | $713 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
Dual Degree Option(s): Other
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $470 in-state | $1,174 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Health, Mental Health, School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
Certification: Gerontology, School Social Work
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Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $201 in-state | $231 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health
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Spalding University
Louisville, KY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $760
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Spring Arbor University
Grand Rapid, Kalamazoo, Temperance, Petoskey, Lansing & Spring Arbor, MI
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $652
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Springfield College
Springfield, MA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,178
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening, Weekends Only
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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St. Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $805
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Other, Leadership
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Public Health
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St. Catherine University
St. Paul, MN
Credits: 33-51
Cost per credit: $859
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Other
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St. Cloud State University
St Cloud, MN
Credits: 32-59
Cost per credit: $497 in state | $753 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook & New York, NY
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $715 in-state | $1,095 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, Mental Health
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health
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Stephen F. Austin State University
Woodland, TX
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $331 in state | $725 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, and multiple cohorts per year. Weekend and evening options
Area of specialized practice: Area of specialized practice
Certification: International social work
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Stockton University
Atlantic City, NJ
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $813 in-state | $1185 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Other
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SUNY Brockport
Rochester, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $436 in-state | $523 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Gerontology
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,111
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Integrated Practice
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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Waco, & Ft. Worth, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $420 in state | $686 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Integrated practice
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Temple University
Philadelphia & Harrisburg, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1053 in-state | $1449 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health
Certification: Non-Profit Management, Administration or Management, Macro Social Work Practice
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Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $533 in-state | $1,115 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Area of specialized practice Advanced Generalist
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Texas A&M University-Commerce
Commerce, Mesquite, & McKinney, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $758 in state | $1,166 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, and multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
Certification: Management
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Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $684 in state | $1,594 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time and advanced standing options
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,985
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Pastoral studies
Certification: Gender studies
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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $357 in state | $765 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Credits: 51
Cost per credit: $952 in state | $1,770 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, and multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
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Texas Woman’s University & University of North Texas Collaborative
Denton, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $577 in state | $1,393 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
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The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $413 in state | $765 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Policy, Urban Planning
Certification: Addictions, School Social Work
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Touro University
New York & Brooklyn, NY
Credits: 65
Cost per credit: $820
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,276
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Criminal Justice, Disabilities, Health, Mental Health, Program Evaluation, Research, School Social Work, Trauma, Human Behavior
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Other, Public Health
Certification: Addictions, Child and Family, Mental Health, Trauma, Clinical Social Work, Behavioral Health
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Union University
Jackson & Germantown, TN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $630
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Theology or Divinity
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University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $683 in-state | $1,062 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Macro Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Criminal Justice, Law, Public Health
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University at Albany, State University of New York
Albany, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $683 in-state | $1,063 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Macro Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Criminal Justice, Law, Public Health
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Buffalo, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $756 in-state | $1,136 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Doctorate in Social Work, Law, Public Health
Certification: Trauma
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University of Akron
Akron, Lakewood, Orrville & Canton, OH
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $442 in state | $748 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
Certification: Addictions, Behavioral Health
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University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $456 in state | $1470 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Master of Public Health (MPH), Juris Doctorate (JD)
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $468 in state | $1,109 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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University of Alaska, Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $513 in-state | $1079 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Health
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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $438 in-state | $1190 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $320 in-state | $725 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
Certification: Gerontology
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University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Credits: 54
Cost per credit: $559
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Management or Administration, Mental Health, School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health, Public Policy
Certification: Gerontology, School Social Work, Refugee & Immigrant Populations
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University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Credits: 54
Cost per credit: $559
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work, Law, Public Health, Public Policy
Certification: School Social Work
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University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $487
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, multiple cohorts per year
Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, multiple cohorts per year: Clinical or direct practice
Certification: Military
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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Credits: 3600
Cost per credit: $16,578 per quarter
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, International Social Work, Management or Administration, Mental Health, School Social Work, Social Policy, Trauma
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Public Policy, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Addictions, International Social Work, School Social Work
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $746 in state | $1,333 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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University of Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,071 in state | $1,766 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing: Trauma
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University of Connecticut
Hartford, CT
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $1,076
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Social Policy
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Law, Public Administration, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
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University of Denver
Denver, Durango & Glenwood Springs, CO
Credits: 54
Cost per credit: $1,284
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Health, International Social Work, Management or Administration, Mental Health, Other, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Trauma, Macro Social Work, Leadership
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, International Affairs, Law, Public Health, Public Policy, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Other, Refugee & Immigrant Populations, Diversity Studies
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University of Georgia
Athens & Lawrenceville, GA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $402 in state | $1,091 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Integrated Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Addictions, Gerontology, Marriage and Family, Non-Profit Management
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University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
Credits: 57
Cost per credit: $650 in state | $1402 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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University of Houston
Houston, TX
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $376 in state | $884 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, multiple cohorts per year. Weekends and evening available.
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice, management or administration, and macro social work
Dual Degree Option(s): Business administration, doctorate in social work, law, public health, public policy
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
Credits: 72
Cost per credit: $152 in-state | $304 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Mental Health, Program Evaluation, Research, Rural Social Work, School Social Work, Social Policy, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Immigrants and Refugees, Trauma
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work
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University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $134 in-state | $279 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Criminal Justice, School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Health
Certification: Gender Studies, Other, Research, Behavioral Health
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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $664
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Health, Mental Health, School Social Work
Certification: Gerontology
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Des Moines, Sioux City & Quad Cities (Bettendorf), IA
Credits: 54
Cost per credit: $605
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, School Social Work, Integrated Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Law, Public Policy, Urban Planning
Certification: Gerontology
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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Overland Park, Pittsburg, Salina & Garden City, KS
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $416 in state | $998 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Macro Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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University of Kentucky
Hazard, KY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $784 in state | $1957 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Theology or Divinity
Certification: Addictions, Child Welfare, Developmental Disabilities, Gerontology, School Social Work, Military, Clinical Social Work
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University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $775 in state | $1575 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Other, Theology or Divinity
Certification: School Social Work
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University of Maine
Orono, ME
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $679
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Gerontology
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University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore & Rockville, MD
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $676 in-state | $1307 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, Management or Administration, Mental Health, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Jewish Studies, Law, Public Health, Public Policy
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University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $606 in-state | $818 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $263 in-state | $420 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, International Social Work, Management or Administration, Mental Health, Program Evaluation, Research, School Social Work, Social Policy, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Immigrants and Refugees
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Doctorate in Social Work, Education, Law, Other, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Policy, Urban Planning
Certification: Addictions, Child Welfare, Jewish Services, Non-Profit Management, Other, Trauma, Public Health, Macro Social Work Practice
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University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN
Credits: 51
Cost per credit: $683 in state | $1,056 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Saint Paul, MN
Credits: 34-53
Cost per credit: $626 in state | $1,378 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, International Social Work, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration, Public Health, Public Policy
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University of Mississippi
University, MS
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $514 in state | $1,490 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $575
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration, Social Policy
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work, Public Health
Certification: Gerontology
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University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $488 in-state | $1225 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Developmental Disabilities, Gerontology
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University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis & Park Hills, MO
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $614 in-state | $1460 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Social Justice, Leadership
Certification: Non-Profit Management, Other, School Social Work, Behavioral Health
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University of Montana
Missoula, MT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $758 in state | $2,759 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Policy
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University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha & Kearney
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $341 in state | $820 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Public Health
Certification: Managing Juvenile and Adult Population (MJAP
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $225 in-state | $763 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Management or Administration
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
Certification: School Social Work
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University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $322 in-state | $565 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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University of New England
Portland, ME
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $1,050
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Certification: Gerontology, Trauma, Art
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University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $785 in-state | $1,370 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Disabilities, Health, Mental Health
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Other
Certification: Addictions, Child Welfare, Developmental Disabilities
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, & Winston Salem, NC
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $811 in-state | 1,841 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, Mental Health, School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Administration, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Addictions, Child Welfare, Developmental Disabilities, School Social Work, Refugee & Immigrant Populations, Behavioral Health
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,046 in-state | $1,833 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Child Welfare, Mental Health
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
Credits: 50-62
Cost per credit: $963
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $417 in-state | 1,217 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Other
Certification: Addictions, Child Welfare, Gerontology, School Social Work
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University of North Dakota
https://cnpd.und.edu/social-work/msw.html
Credits: 36
Cost per credit: $507 in state | $760 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Credits: 72
Cost per credit: $494 in state | $1,044 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
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University of Oklahoma
Norman & Tulsa, OK
Credits: 36-60
Cost per credit: $378 in state | $1,056 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration, Public Health
Certification: Other
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Credits: 16
Cost per credit: $1,679
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Criminal Justice, Health, Management or Administration, Mental Health, Military Social Work, School Social Work, Social Policy, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Bioethics, Education, Law, Public Health, Art
Certification: Child Welfare, Gerontology, Mental Health, Other, School Social Work, Clinical Social Work, Medical Social Work
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Johnstown & Bradford, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1003 in-state | $1426 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Management or Administration
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Doctorate in Social Work, Education, International Affairs, Law, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Child and Family, Gender Studies, Gerontology, Mental Health, Non-Profit Management, Other, School Social Work, Administration or Management, Behavioral Health, Public Health
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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford & New London, CT
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $618 in-state | $1336 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Other
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University of Saint Thomas
Saint Paul, MN
Credits: 56
Cost per credit: $825
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Military Social Work, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Immigrants and Refugees
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, Charleston & Greenville, SC
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $458 in state | $992 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Administration, Public Health
Certification: Addictions, Military
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University of South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $340 in state | $654 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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University of South Florida
Tampa, FL, Sarasota, FL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $433 in state | $897 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Health
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Credits: 27
Cost per credit: $2,137
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening, Weekends Only
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Children, Youth, and Families, Community Development and Social Systems, Health, Mental Health, Military Social Work, School Social Work, Macro Social Work, Integrated Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Jewish Studies, Law, Other, Public Administration, Public Health, Urban Planning
Certification: Addictions, Child and Family, Gender Studies, Gerontology, Marriage and Family, Mental Health, School Social Work, Trauma, Research, Behavioral Health, Medical Social Work
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University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $433 in state | $848 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Clinical or Direct Practice, Health, Mental Health
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration
Certification: Addictions
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University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $445
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Integrated Practice
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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg & Long Beach, MS
Credits: 34-60
Cost per credit: $321 in state | $387 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Other
Certification: Addictions, Gerontology, Other
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University of St. Francis
Joliet, IL
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $599
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Gerontology, Forensic Social Work
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
Credits: 66
Cost per credit: $566 in-state | $1,238 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Aging and Gerontological Practice
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University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Knoxville, Memphis & Nashville, TN
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $716 in-state| $1,740 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Leadership
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
Certification: Gerontology, Other, School Social Work, Trauma, Forensic Social Work
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University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington & Fort Worth, TX
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $362 in state | $408 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing. Weekends and evening available
Area of specialized practice: Children, youth, and families, health, management or administration, mental health, aging and gerontological practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Business administration, criminal justice, public administration, public health, urban planning
Certification: Administration or management, military
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University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,400 in state | $2,011 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice, management or administration, and social policy
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, public administration, public health, public policy, theology or divinity
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University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $520 in state | $1,045 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist, international social work, immigrants and refugees, practice with a specific racial or ethnic group, leadership
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University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $348 in state | $1,369 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, and multiple cohorts per year. Weekends and evening available.
Area of specialized practice: Other, practice with a specific racial or ethnic group
Certification: Non-profit management
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University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $724 in state | $985 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing. Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Children, youth, and families, clinical or direct practice, community development and social systems, management or administration, immigrants and refugees, and practice with a specific racial or ethnic group
Certification: Public health
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University of the Pacific
Sacramento, CA
Credits: 55
Cost per credit: $1,025
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Mental Health
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University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $627 in state | $1,100 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, St. George, Richmond, Cedar City & Ogden, UT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $301 in-state | $1058 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Addictions, Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Forensic Social Work, International Social Work, Mental Health, Aging and Gerontological Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Administration, Public Health
Certification: Gender Studies, Administration or Management
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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $678 in state | $1,720 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Other
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University of Washington
Tacoma & Seattle, WA
Credits: 75
Cost per credit: Not available on their website
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Clinical or Direct Practice, Health, Management or Administration, Mental Health, Social Policy, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Integrated Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration, Public Health
Certification: Gerontology
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University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $378 in state | $1,037 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, advanced standing, multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or direct practice
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
Credits: 54
Cost per credit: $552 in-state | $1106 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: School Social Work
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison & Eau Claire, WI
Credits: 49
Cost per credit: $500 in-state | $1044 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Credits: 22
Cost per credit: $558 in-state | $1168 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Dual Degree Option(s): Criminal Justice, Other, Public Health, Urban Planning
Certification: Gerontology, Trauma
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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
Credits: 30
Cost per credit: $561
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Health, Mental Health
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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
Credits: 58
Cost per credit: $492 in-state | $588 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY & Casper, WY
Credits: 66-68
Cost per credit: $323 in-state | $937 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: School Social Work
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Utah State University
Logan, Brigham City/Kaysville, Tooele, Price, Vernal, Blanding & Moab, UT
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $439 in-state | $1412 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Mental Health, Other
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Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
Credits: 64
Cost per credit: $392 in-state | $1026 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $254 in state | $915 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $603 in-state | $1,015 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Management or Administration, Social Policy
Dual Degree Option(s): Law, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Gerontology, Non-Profit Management, School Social Work, Domestic Violence
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Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
Credits: 79
Cost per credit: $695
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Washburn University
Topeka, KS
Credits: 66
Cost per credit: $467 in state | $907 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Health, School Social Work
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
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Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,561
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Children, Youth, and Families, Health, Social Justice, International Social Work, Mental Health, Other, School Social Work, Aging and Gerontological Practice, Trauma, Practice with a Specific Racial or Ethnic Group
Dual Degree Option(s): Business Administration, Jewish Studies, Law, Other, Pastoral Studies, Public Health, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Trauma, Administration or Management, Domestic Violence
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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $763 in-state | $1652 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems, Social Policy, Integrated Practice, Leadership
Dual Degree Option(s): Other, Public Policy
Certification: Addictions, Developmental Disabilities, Gerontology, School Social Work
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West Chester University
West Chester & Philadelphia, PA
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1136 in-state | $1702 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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West Texas A&M University
Canyon & Amarillo, TX
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $673 in state | $721 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-time, part-time, and advanced standing. Weekends and evenings available
Area of specialized practice: Advanced generalist
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Credits: 36-40
Cost per credit: $513 in-state | $1,449 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Integrated Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Public Administration
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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee & Asheville, NC
Credits: 62
Cost per credit: $403 in-state | $998 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Addictions, Child Welfare, School Social Work
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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Paducah, Elizabethtown, Owensboro & Cookesville, KY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $607 in state | $917 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening, Weekends Only
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist, Rural Social Work
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Western Michigan University
Benton Harbor, Grand Rapids & Kalamazoo, MI
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $765 in-state | $1147 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Management or Administration, Program Evaluation, Social Policy
Dual Degree Option(s): Law
Certification: Addictions, Gerontology, School Social Work, Trauma, Clinical Social Work, Macro Social Work Practice
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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $343 in state | $437 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: School Social Work, Military, Rural Social Work
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Westfield State University
Westfield & Worcester, MA
Credits: 66
Cost per credit: $520
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
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Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
Credits: 63
Cost per credit: $326 in state | $801 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Widener University
Chester, PA
Credits: 61
Cost per credit: $943
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice
Dual Degree Option(s): Other
Certification: Developmental Disabilities, Gerontology, Trauma
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Credits: 39-60
Cost per credit: $651 in state | $1,254 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Weekends/Evening
Area of specialized practice: Other, Leadership
Dual Degree Option(s): Child Welfare
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Wright State University
Fairborn, OH
Credits: 54
Cost per credit: $660 in state | $1,125 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
Certification: Gerontology
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Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $1,138
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Part-Time, Advanced Standing, Multiple cohorts per year
Area of specialized practice: Clinical or Direct Practice, Community Development and Social Systems
Dual Degree Option(s): Doctorate in Social Work, Law, Theology or Divinity
Certification: Addictions, Child Welfare, Gerontology, Jewish Services, Other, School Social Work, Trauma, Military, Hospice
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York College, City University of New York
Jamaica, NY
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $620 in-state | $1,000 out-of-state
Plan of Study: Full-Time
Area of specialized practice: Health
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Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Lorraine & Lakeland, OH
Credits: 60
Cost per credit: $433 in state | $445 out of state
Plan of Study: Full-Time, Advanced Standing
Area of specialized practice: Advanced Generalist
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Why get an MSW?

With an MSW, social work professionals can engage in clinical practice (i.e. therapy) in many different areas (this ranges from kids through geriatrics and from addiction to marriage and family counseling). Besides clinical work you can also focus on research, community work, government and policy work, and human services administration. An MSW is also considered a strong cornerstone degree to pursue other social welfare-related opportunities such as management and administration.

MSW-level professionals hold a variety of social work positions. Initially, most professionals will work as counselors, crisis staff, case managers, and other specialty positions in community mental health, public health, or medical social work. Later in their careers, many MSWs choose to go into private practice. Other MSW-level professionals will write policy, oversee programs, and do contract work at the state and federal level. MSW coursework prepares students to work with individuals as well as in administration for a large organization or agency upon graduation.

Many social workers must go through a state certification process to work in their field of choice. For example most states require school social workers to go through a certification process that includes completing relevant courses work and supervised work experience in a school setting. Some states require government issued credentials to work in child welfare. In other subspecialties, social workers may decide to obtain an optional certification in the interest of career advancement and increased income. Many optional certifications are offered by NASW, or social work graduates and professionals may complete a certificate program offered by an accredited school of social work.

National social work certifications offered by NASW include Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Social Worker, Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager, and Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology. These certifications require a BSW or MSW, depending on the level of certification, as well as paid, supervised work experience post-MSW in accordance with the respective subfield. NASW outlines all of the credentials for their certifications.

Qualification for admission to an MSW program

Most graduate social work programs have similar requirements for admission. All programs require an undergraduate degree from an accredited college, good writing skills, and an undergraduate GPA over 3.0. Some are looking for good GRE scores as well.

Requirements and qualifications may be more rigorous for highly ranked programs. It is important that you research admissions requirements and program rankings (such as the U.S. News and World Report rankings) before you apply to a given program. Here are some standard qualifications admissions officers look for:

Bachelor of social work or an undergraduate degree

Many applicants to MSW programs hold a BSW, which enables them to engage in generalist social work practice. The MSW is a step up which allows social workers to engage in advanced practice. In 2019, 56,530 students were enrolled in a Social Work Baccalaureate program. There are 539 accredited BSW programs in the U.S.

Applicants enrolled in a BSW program may apply to a bridge program (bachelor of social work to that allows them to finish their BSW and go directly into an MSW program within the same university. A key benefit is that students don’t need to go through the MSW admissions process. Some schools admit “advanced standing” students who have a BSW from their university or another school. These students can complete the MSW on an accelerated schedule and may only need to complete one fieldwork placement rather than two. Advanced standing students may earn their MSW in as little as two semesters. According to CSWE, as of 2022 there were 139 accredited MSW programs that offered an advanced standing track.

All other MSW program applicants must have an undergraduate degree. Many applicants hold a BA in a social science field such as psychology, sociology (BS), or human services; however, it is not unheard of for applicants to be admitted with an undergraduate degree unrelated to social work. For example, some applicants will have a business degree, or a degree in the natural sciences. Many MSW applicants are career changers, meaning they have spent many years in an unrelated field and have decided to begin a career in social work because they want to make a difference with their work.

Grade point average (GPA)

All schools will likely have a required GPA that the applicant obtained during their undergraduate career. The average GPA that schools list on their application materials is somewhere between a 3.0 and 3.5. There can be exceptions, but you may want to speak to an admissions officer about why your GPA was lower than what is expected by the program.

Graduate Record Examination scores (GRE)

More schools are opting not to require applicants to take the GRE. In the 2015-2016 academic year the following percent of MSW programs that participated in a CSWE survey required the following standardized tests:

GRE—Verbal Reasoning 24.5 percent
GRE—Quantitative Reasoning 21 percent
GRE—Analytical Writing 20.1 percent
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – 76.9 percent

The GRE is a standard test to ensure applicants have a baseline understanding of academic writing, decision-making, and reading comprehension.The GRE tests measure verbal reasoning, analytical writing, and quantitative reasoning.

Scores for the verbal reasoning section, as well as the quantitative reasoning section, range from 130-170, and for the analytical writing section range from 0 -6. Mean scores for those with an undergraduate degree in the social and behavioral sciences, who took the test between July 2020 and June 2021, were reported by the testing company ETS.

The mean verbal score was 153.3, the mean quantitative score was 151.7, and the mean analytical writing score was 4.0.

Good writing skills

As with any graduate program, admissions officers are looking at the quality of your writing as evidenced by your personal statement and writing samples. If you still struggle with grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, or other common writing issues, have a professional editor proofread your personal statement. You can find professional editing services through your undergraduate career center or freelance services like Upwork, or you might ask work colleagues, acquaintances or friends, especially those who are social workers, to review your application materials.

Quantitative reasoning skills

Some of the more competitive programs may be more focused than other schools on GRE quantitative reasoning scores and general math ability. This is because they may require students to take rigorous research and statistical analysis courses. If you are not sure whether you have the requisite quantitative skills to be admitted to a specific program, talk to someone from the program’s admissions team.

Identifying the right MSW program for you

There are many factors to consider when deciding which MSW programs to apply to, and ultimately which program is best for you. First you need to decide if you would like to attend a program in-person, online, or in a hybrid format. Here are the other key considerations

Location

Are you willing to relocate to attend a preferred program, or do you want to stay where you are. This is a key consideration as you decide which programs to apply to. If you are willing to relocate, think about the type of community you want to live in – such as whether you prefer urban or small town life. If you do not want to relocate and are open to exploring online programs, research these programs and make a list of potential schools you will apply to.

Cost

Some programs will be more expensive than others based on the status of the university being either private or public — and the overall amount of financial assistance available. According to the National Center for Education Services, the average cost of an MSW degree per year at public universities was $13,800.00 (CostHelper, 2020). The average cost per year at a private university was $36,000.00. You also need to include the cost of textbooks, as well as account for time taken off from work to complete your degree, in your cost calculation. For example, it becomes difficult to work full-time while completing 10 to 20 of unpaid field work

Find out what financial assistance is available at each program you are interested in applying to. Sources of aid may include institutional scholarships, outside scholarships, institutional financial aid including research and teaching assistantships, government aid in the form of Pell grants, Stafford loans, and government loan forgiveness programs (e.g. you may be required to work in a public agency for several years before your student debt can be forgiven).

Requirements for admission

Admission requirements vary school-by-school, so it’s best to make a checklist. As noted, some schools require the GRE while many do not. Do the programs you are interested in require an interview, a writing sample, or another type of standardized test? Make sure you are comfortable with the admission requirements for the programs on your short-list. If standardized tests make you sweat, don’t apply to a program that requires them!

Program flexibility

Decide whether you want to attend graduate school full or part time and what time of day you can attend classes. In 2019, out of 68,793 students enrolled in an MSW program, 65.9% were full-time students and 34.1% were part time. Some schools offer more flexible scheduling options, including hybrid options (coursework completely partially in the classroom and online), than others.

Attending full-time may be a requirement of some programs, in which case you may have to be on campus for four semesters. Part-time programs can be completed over three to four years if you are only taking two courses per semester, for example. Some programs offer classes at night and on the weekend. This is a very important part of your decision so do your research thoroughly.

Acceptance rate

Data from 2015 indicated that 45,640 people had applied nationally to an MSW program and 29,793 applicants were granted admission. Enrollment in MSW programs between 2009 and 2019 increased 34 percent. It is likely that the increasing need for social workers in the years ahead will drive an increase in MSW program applicants and enrollment. Acceptance rates vary across programs, with some programs having very high rates. Top-ranked schools tend to have lower acceptance rates. For example, the University of California at Berkeley is ranked among the top 10 schools nationally and had an acceptance rate of 27.5 percent in 2015. Additionally, the MSW program at University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, had an acceptance rate of approximately 36 percent.

Ranking and reputation

You want to attend the best program for you. That does not always mean the best program for you is the highest ranked program. National graduate school program rankings are subjective. Schools not ranked in the top ten of the U.S. News and World Report rankings for social work programs, for example, are not necessarily of a lesser quality than the top ranked schools. They may simply have a lower endowment, administrators who are less well known, or may not have an admissions process that is as competitive. Consider rankings, but don’t use them as your main guide for deciding which program is best for you.

Curriculum and specializations

While MSW programs degrees are often characterized as being quite similar, there are many distinguishing characteristics between them. Some MSW programs have a pronounced clinical focus, while others have more of an administrative or management focus. When creating a short list of programs to apply to, make sure program strengths and specializations align with your overall career goals. For example, if you are interested in child welfare, you want to apply to schools that provide a wider variety of child welfare courses or offer a certificate program in child welfare practice.

Most MSW programs allow students to specialize in clinical practice, macro practice, research, or another specialization. There is a CSWE directory of MSW programs that provides program descriptions including specializations and certificate programs each program offers. Some schools also offer dual degree programs, which means you will earn a joint degree from two programs. Dual degree programs in business administration and social work are offered by 29 accredited MSW programs, while dual social work-law degree programs are offered by 57 accredited MSW programs.

It is also important to find out what the curriculum looks like at each program you are considering. Core MSW classes include social policy courses; behavioral health and assessment/diagnosis courses; individual, group, and family counseling courses; and human behavior courses.Some MSW programs require the completion of a statistics course as well as a research methods course. Some programs even require students to do a research project. Many MSW programs require a thesis or capstone project during the second year of study. A thesis is more research oriented while a capstone project may allow you to explore and write about a practice experience from fieldwork.

In addition to finding a program that has the curriculum and subspecialty focus or practice specialization you are looking for, you may want to attend a program that offers specific courses. For example, some schools provide school social work courses needed to become a licensed school social worker in that state. Some schools also offer training in specific evidence based treatments or have a strong trauma curriculum, for example.

Fieldwork requirements

Accredited social work programs require students to complete two semester-long fieldwork placements. Students complete their field work requirement in a number of different settings including community agencies, hospitals, substance misuse treatment centers, or child welfare agencies. Field work functions differently for different levels of social work programs. Whereas baccalaureate students must complete a minimum of 400 field education hours, master’s students must complete a minimum of 900 field education hours. Advanced standing students must complete a minimum of 900 hours between their baccalaureate and master’s social work programs.

MSW students work at their fieldwork placement for up to 21 hours a week. Some programs will allow students already working in a social service agency full-time to count their work hours toward the field practicum requirements. This is a very important detail to inquire about as it could save you time and money. Most students will also be required to take integrative seminars that integrate their classroom and fieldwork learning. Students will be assigned a university based field supervisor as well as a supervisor at their fieldwork placement.

Preparing your application

Most universities have similar admission requirements for an MSW application. Read about the admissions process for schools on your short-list well in advance of the date you want to begin your studies. Find out if there is a deadline or rolling admissions, as well as what materials you need to start gathering to complete your application. The following are standard components of an MSW program application.

Transcripts from previous universities/colleges showing proof of completion of all prerequisite courses and grade point average
Letters of recommendation from previous professors and/or employers
Completion of a personal statement or essay indicating why you want to earn a master of social work degree, what life experiences influenced you desire to become a social worker, and why you are a good fit for that specific university’s degree program
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. Find out if the schools you are interested in require the GRE and make sure you register for the test well ahead of time – at least a year prior to applying to MSW programs. You can register for the GRE on the ETS site.

Universities will have very specific timelines regarding when applications are due. Most will be approximately nine months to one year prior to the start of the program. Some programs have rolling admissions, which means they continuously accept applications throughout the year. It can take universities many months to accept or deny potential students.

Some students may be given a preliminary acceptance letter that will become a full acceptance after completion of additional prerequisites (for example a math course). Generally upon receiving an acceptance letter, there will be a timeline for accepting or denying your spot in the program. Once you accept an offer to attend a program, there is usually an orientation component which will allow you to meet your advisor, program professors, and other students.

To prepare for the fieldwork component of a program, after deciding which program they want to attend, applicants should begin to gather the necessary materials for working in the field. They may have to get a physical from their doctor’s office, obtain proof of vaccinations, and receive a flu shot. These requirements vary by program as well.

Getting admitted to your first-choice program

If you know what university or universities you are interested in applying to, there are several strategies for increasing the chances of getting accepted.

Meet with faculty or current students/alumni- Meeting with program faculty or admissions staff is a great way to understand the program’s ideal student profile. This information will allow you to tailor your application materials, especially with things like the personal statement and essays. Additionally, current students will be able to offer inside information about the application process and what might stand out.

Retake classes –It can be helpful for some students who do not have stellar GPA scores to retake a few classes to increase their GPA. If you fall into this group, retaking select courses could increase your chances of acceptance.

Enroll in a GRE prep course –Good GRE scores are important to some schools and enhance your application. Because it is a difficult and expensive test to take, enrolling in a study course or paying for private tutoring to boost GRE score results may be a smart investment.

Social work career outlook

Overall employment of social workers is predicted to increase by 12 percent from 2020 to 2030, which is faster than the average for all occupations. About 78,300 openings for social workers are projected each year, on average, over the next decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

There is currently a great demand for social workers as the baby boomer generation ages. This segment of our population will require social work services at high rates. There is also a crisis nationally with homelessness, substance use, disability, and mental health and the demand for mental healthcare is skyrocketing.

Because of these factors, social workers finishing school should expect to find employment rather quickly. While community mental health work does not pay as well as private practice work, generally the benefits are great. Because an individual with an MSW can earn licensure to independently practice counseling, there is an opportunity to launch a private practice, where clinicians generally earn very good salaries. The following are 2020 median annual salaries for social workers in different specializations, according to BLS (keep in mind that salaries will vary by region):

Specialization	Median salary
Social workers, all others	$64,210
Local government	$57,660
Healthcare social workers	$57,630
Ambulatory healthcare services	$52,850
Marriage and family therapist	$51,340
State government	$49,860
Mental health and substance abuse	$48,720
Child, family, and school	$48,430
Individual and family services	$43,820

Overall growth of job opportunities for social workers will be 12% through 2030. As for the growth of subfields, opportunities for employment of marriage and family therapists are expected to grow 16% through 2030. Jobs for child, family, school, and healthcare social workers are projected to grow 13 percent, and jobs for mental health and substance abuse social workers, employment is projected to grow 15 percent by 2030.

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Future social workers support and help individuals in all different life situations. Social workers service patients across the lifespan: from birth until death. This makes the profession one that is both satisfying and provides abundant job and career options. Because the need for social workers is expected to grow so much, choosing the right MSW program is important for your future career and growth as a professional.

FAQs

What do entry-level social work positions look like?

There are a number of generalist level positions available in social work that are a good fit for people just getting started. There are even generalist positions available in specific social work sub-fields. To get a good sense of the opportunities near you, use some of the big job sites such as Indeed, Glassdoor, or NASW and filter on positions requiring one to five years experience.

What does the average loan debt look like for social workers after completing a BSW or MSW?

In 2019, 76.1 percent of MSW graduates had loan debt, according the Council for Social Work Education. The average debt amount was $46,591. For BSW degrees, 73.3 percent of graduates had loan debt and the average amount was $29,323.

What are the benefits of dual-degree programs?

Graduates earning dual degrees will have a wider variety of career opportunity options and maybe be able to earn more over the course of their careers. Earning a dual degree is more work than earning an MSW alone. Those earning an MSW/Law degree, for example, may engage in a verity of interesting roles such as representing foster children in the courts, writing policies, or working with domestic violence victims.

Is the licensure process for social workers the same across the country?

To deliver clinical and therapeutic services, most states require social workers to earn their license to practice privately. Community agencies and other types of employers also may require licensure. The types of licenses awarded vary across states and may not be transferable state-to-state.

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Master’s in Social Work Programs

School	Location	Program Name
Abilene Christian University	Abilene, Texas	Master of Science in Social Work
Adelphi University	Garden City, New York	Master’s in Social Work
Alabama A & M University	Huntsville, Alabama	Master of Social Work
Alabama A&M University	Normal, Alabama	Master of Social Work
Alabama State University	Montgomery, Alabama	Master of Social Work
Albany State University	Albany, Georgia	Master of Social Work
Alvernia University	Reading, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Andrews University	Berrien Springs, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Anna Maria College	Paxton, Massachusetts	Master of Social Work
Appalachian State University	Boone, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
Arizona State University	Phoenix, Arizona	Master of Social Work
Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, Arkansas	Master of Science in Social Work
Arkansas State University-Main Campus	Jonesboro, Arkansas	Master of Science in Social Work (M.S.W.)
Asbury University	Wilmore, Kentucky	Master’s in Social Work
Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Master of Social Work
Aurora University (George Williams College)	Aurora, Illinois	Master of Social Work – Advanced Standing
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa, California	Master of Social Work
Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana	Master of Social Work
Barry University	Miami Shores, Florida	Master of Social Work
Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Master of Social Work
Bethel University	St. Paul, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
Binghamton University	Binghamton, New York	Social Work (MSW)
Binghamton University, State University of New York	Binghamton, New York	Master of Social Work
Boise State University	Boise, Idaho	Master of Social Work
Boise State University	Coeur d’Alene, Idaho	Master of Social Work
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Master of Social Work
Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Master of Social Work
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, Ohio	Master of Social Work
Brandman University	Irvine, California	Master of Social Work
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Master of Social Work
Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	Master of Social Work
Brigham Young University-Provo	Provo, Utah	Master of Social Work
Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Service
California Baptist University	Riverside, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, Chico	Chico, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, Fresno	Fresno, California	Masters in Social Work
California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, California	Masters of Social Work
California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Masters of Social Work
California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Masters of Social Work Advanced Standing
California State University, Monterey Bay	Seaside, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, Northridge	Northridge, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, San Bernardino	San Bernardino, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, San Marcos	San Marcos, California	Master of Social Work
California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock, California	Master of Social Work
California State University-Bakersfield	Bakersfield, California	MSW Program
California State University-Chico	Chico, California	MSW in Social Work
California State University-Dominguez Hills	Dominguez Hills, California	Master of Social Work
California State University-East Bay	Hayward, California	Social Work (MSW)
California State University-Fresno	Fresno, California	Master of Social Work
California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, California	Master of Social Work
California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Master of Social Work (MSW)
California State University-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Master of Social Work – Advanced Standing
California State University-Monterey Bay	Monterey, California	Master of Social Work
California State University-Northridge	Northridge, California	Master of Social Work
California State University-Sacramento	Sacramento, California	MSW Program
California State University-San Bernardino	San Bernardino, California	Master of Social Work
California State University-San Marcos	San Marcos, California	Master of Social Work
California State University-Stanislaus	Stanislaus, California	Master of Social Work
California University of Pennsylvania	California, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Campbellsville University	Campbellsville, Kentucky	Masters of Social Work
Carlow University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Master’s in Social Work
Catholic University of America	Washington, District of Columbia	Master of Social Work
Chicago State University	Chicago, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta, Georgia	Master of Social Work
Clarke University	Dubuque, Iowa	Master of Social Work
Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	Master of Social Work
College of Saint Rose	Albany, New York	Master of Science in Social Work
College of Saint Scholastica	Duluth, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
College of Staten Island	Staten Island, New York	Master of Social Work
College of Staten Island CUNY	Staten Island, New York	MSW Program
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Master of Social Work
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Fort Collins, Colorado	Social Work (M.S.W.)
Colorado State University-Pueblo	Pueblo, Colorado	Master of Social Work
Columbia University	New York, New York	Master of Social Work
Concordia University Wisconsin	Mequon, Wisconsin	Master of Social Work
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York City, New York	MSW Program
CUNY Hunter College	New York City, New York	MSW Program
CUNY Lehman College	New York City, New York	Social Work M.S.W. Program
CUNY York College	New York City, New York	MSW Program
Daemen College	Amherst, New York	Master of Social Work
Delaware State University	Dover, Delaware	Master of Social Work
DePaul University	Chicago, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Dominican University	River Forest, Illinois	Master of Social Work
East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	Master of Social Work
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Master’s in Social Work
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Erikson Institute	Chicago, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Fairfield University	Fairfield, Connecticut	Master of Social Work
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
Ferris State University	Big Rapids, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, Florida	Master of Social Work
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	Master of Social Work
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, Florida	Master of Social Work
Florida International University	Miami, Florida	Master of Social Work
Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Master of Social Work
Fordham University	New York, New York	Master of Social Work
Gallaudet University	Washington, District of Columbia	Master of Social Work
George Fox University	Newberg, Oregon	Master of Social Work
George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Master of Social Work
Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Social Work, M.S.W.
Governors State University	University Park, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Grambling State University	Grambling, Louisiana	Graduate Social Work
Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, Arizona	Master of Social Work
Grand Valley State University	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Hawai`i Pacific University	Kaneohe, Hawaii	Master of Social Work degree program
Hawaii Pacific University	Honolulu, Hawaii	Master of Social Work Degree
Howard University	Washington, District of Columbia	Master of Social Work
Humboldt State University	Arcata, California	Master of Social Work
Hunter College, City University of New York	New York, New York	Master of Social Work
Idaho State University	Pocatello, Idaho	Master of Social Work
Illinois State University	Normal, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	Master of Social Work
Indiana University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Master of Social Work
Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Master of Social Work
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	Master of Social Work
Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	Master of Social Work
Johnson C Smith University	Charlotte, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
Johnson C. Smith University	Charlotte, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
Kean University	Union, New Jersey	Master of Social Work
Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	Master of Social Work
Keuka College	Keuka Park, New York	Master of Social Work
Kutztown University	Kutztown, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
La Salle University	Philadephia, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Lehman College, City University of New York	Bronx, New York	Master’s of Social Work
Lewis University	Romeoville, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda, California	Social Work (MSW)
Long Island University	Brookville, New York	Master of Social Work (MSW)
Long Island University Post and Long Island University Brooklyn Collaborative	Brookville, New York	Master of Social Work
Louisiana College	Pineville, Louisiana	Master of Social Work
Louisiana State University and A&M College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Master of Social Work Program Baton Rouge Campus
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	MSW Program
Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Master of Social Work/Master of Arts in Social Justice
Madonna University	Livonia, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Marshall University	Huntington, West Virginia	Master of Social Work
Marywood University	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Metropolitan State University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Master of Social Work
Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Master of Arts in Social Work
Miami University-Oxford	Oxford, Ohio	Masters of Arts in Social Work
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Social Work, M.S.W.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Millersville University of Pennsylvania and Shippensburg University Collaborative	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Minnesota State University, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
Minnesota State University-Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
Mississippi Valley State University	Itta Bena, Mississippi	Master of Social Work Advanced Standing
Missouri State University-Springfield	Springfield, Missouri	Master of Social Work
Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	Master of Social Work
Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Master of Social Work
Morgan State University	Baltimore, Maryland	Master of Social Work
Nazareth College	Rochester, New York	Master of Social Work Program
New Mexico Highlands University	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Master of Social Work
New Mexico State University	Las Cruces & Albuquerque, New Mexico	Master of Social Work
New York University	New York, New York	Master of Social Work
Newman University	Wichita, Kansas	Master of Social Work
Norfolk State University	Norfolk, Virginia	Master of Social Work
North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, North Carolina	Joint MSW Social Work
North Carolina Central University	Durham, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina	MSW Program
Northcentral University	La Jolla, California	Master of Social Work
Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago, Illinois	Master’s in Social Work
Northeastern State University	Tahlequah, Oklahoma	Social Work, M.S.W.
Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Master of Social Work
Northern Michigan University	Marquette, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Northwest Nazarene University	Nampa, Idaho	Master of Social Work
Nyack College	Nyack, New York	Masters in Social Work
Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	MSW
Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	MSW Program
Our Lady of the Lake University	San Antonio, Texas	Master of Social Work
Pacific University	Eugene, Oregon	Master of Social Work
Park University	Parkville, Missouri	Master of Social Work
Portland State University	Portland, Central Oregon, Oregon	Master of Social Work
Purdue University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Master of Social Work
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	Master of Social Work
Radford University	Radford, Virginia	Master of Social Work
Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, New Jersey	Master of Social Work
Rhode Island College	Providence, Rhode Island	Master of Social Work
Roberts Wesleyan College	Rochester, New York	Master of Social Work
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	Master of Social Work
Saginaw Valley State University	University Center, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Saint Ambrose University	Davenport, Iowa	Master of Social Work – MSW
Saint Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Missouri	Master of Social Work
Salem State University	Salem, Massachusetts	Master of Social Work
Salisbury University	Salisbury, North East, California, Hagerstown, & Wye Mills, Maryland	Master of Social Work
Samford University	Birmingham, Alabama	Master of Social Work
San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Master of Social Work
San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California	Master’s of Social Work
San Jose State University	San Jose, California	Masters of Social Work
Savannah State University	Savannah, Georgia	Master of Social Work
Seattle University	Seattle, Washington	Master of Social Work
Seton Hall University	South Orange, New Jersey	Master of Social Work Advanced Standing
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Simmons University	Boston, Massachusetts	Master’s in Social Work
Simmons University	Boston, Massachusetts	Master’s in Social Work
Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	Social Work (Master of Social Work)
Southeastern University	Lakeland, Florida	Master of Social Work – M.S.W.
Southern Adventist University	Collegedale, Tennessee	Master of Social Work
Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven, Connecticut	Master of Social Work
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois	Master of Social Work
Southern University at New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	Master of Social Work
Spalding University	Louisville, Kentucky	Master of Social Work
Spring Arbor University	Spring Arbor, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	Master of Social Work
St. Ambrose University	Davenport, Iowa	Master of Social Work
St. Catherine University	St. Paul, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
State University of New York at Stony Brook	Stony Brook, New York	Master of Social Work
Stephen F Austin State University	Nacogdoches, Texas	Social Work, M.S.W.
Stephen F. Austin State University	Nacogdoches, Texas	Master of Social Work
Stockton University	Galloway, New Jersey	Master of Social Work
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Master of Social Work
SUNY at Albany	Albany, New York	Master of Social Work
SUNY College at Brockport	Brockport, New York	Social Work (MSW)
Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Master of Social Work
Tarleton State University	Stephenville, Waco, and Fort Worth	Master of Social Work
Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee	Master of Social Work
Texas A & M University-Commerce	Commerce, Texas	MSW – Social Work
Texas A & M University-Kingsville	Kingsville, Texas	Master of Social Work
Texas A&M University-Commerce	Commerce, Texas	Master of Social Work
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	Kingsville, Texas	Clinical/Activist Master in Social Work
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, Texas	Master of Social Work
Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	Master of Social Work
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Master of Social Work
Texas Woman’s University	Denton, Texas	Master of Social Work
The College of Saint Scholastica	Duluth, Minnesota	Master of Social Work Degree
Touro College	New York, New York	Master of Social Work
Troy University	Troy, Alabama	Masters of Social Work
Tulane University	New Orleans, Louisiana	Master’s Degree in Social Work
Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans, Louisiana	Master of Social Work
Union University	Jackson, Tennessee	Master of Social Work
University at Albany, State University of New York	Albany, New York	Master’s in Social Work
University at Buffalo, State University of New York	Buffalo, New York	Master of Social Work
University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	Master of Social Work
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Master of Social Work
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Master of Social Work
University of Alaska, Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	Master of Social Work
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Master of Social Work
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Little Rock, Arkansas	Master of Social Work
University of California at Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Concurrent Degree in Social Welfare and Public Policy (MSW/MPP)
University of California at Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Master of Social Welfare
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Master of Social Work (MSW)
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Master of Social Work (MSW)
University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	Master of Social Work
University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Master’s Program in Social Work and Social Welfare
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Master of Social Work
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Cincinnati, Ohio	Master of Social Work
University of Connecticut	Hartford, Connecticut	Master’s of Social Work
University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Master of Social Work
University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Master of Social Work
University of Hawai’i at Manoa	Honolulu, Hawaii	Masters of Social Work
University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Master of Social Work \| Face to Face
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Master of Social Work
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, Illinois	Master of Social Work
University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	Master of Social Work
University of Iowa	Iowa City, Des Moines, Sioux City, Quad Cities, Iowa	Master of Social Work
University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Joint Degree Program in Social Work and Law
University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Master of Social Work
University of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	Master of Science in Social Work
University of Maine	Orono, Maine	Master of Social Work
University of Maryland Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	Master of Social Work
University of Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee	Master of Social Work
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Master of Social Work
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Master of Social Work
University of Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	St. Paul, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Master of Social Work
University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Master of Social Work
University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, Missouri	MSW Program
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City, Missouri	Master of Social Work
University of Missouri-St Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Master of Social Work
University of Missouri-St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Master of Social Work
University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Master of Social Work
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	Master of Social Work
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	Master of Social Work
University of Nevada, Reno	Reno, Nevada	Master of Social Work
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	Master of Social Work
University of New England	Portland, Maine	Master of Social Work
University of New Hampshire	Durham, New Hampshire	Master of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Social Work, M.S.W.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Pembroke, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
University of North Carolina Wilmington	Wilmington, North Carolina	Master’s of Social Work (M.S.W.)
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Master of Social Work
University of North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	Master of Social Work
University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Social Work (M.S.W) – Joint Program
University of North Texas & Texas Women’s University Collaborative	Denton, Texas	Texas Woman’s University – University of North Texas Joint Degree
University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Master of Social Work
University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Master of Social Work
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, Oklahoma	Master of Social Work
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Master’s Degree in Social Work
University of Saint Joseph	West Hartford, Connecticut	Master of Social Work
University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Master of Social Work
University of South Carolina-Columbia	Columbia, South Carolina	Master of Social Work
University of South Dakota	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Master of Social Work
University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	Master of Social Work
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Master of Social Work
University of Southern Indiana	Evansville, Indiana	Master of Social Work
University of Southern Maine	Portland, Maine	Master of Social Work
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Master of Social Work
University of St Francis	Joliet, Illinois	Master of Social Work (MSW)
University of St. Thomas	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Master of Social Work
University of Tennessee at Knoxville	Knoxville, Tennessee	Master of Science in Social Work
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee	MSW Program
University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville, Tennessee	Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW)
University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Fort Worth, Texas	Master of Social Work on Campus
University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Master of Science in Social Work
University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	Master of Social Work
University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Social Work (M.S.W.)
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Rio Grande, Texas	Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW)
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, Texas	Master of Science in Social Work
University of Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	Masters of Social Work
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Masters of Social Work
University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Master’s Degree in Social Work
University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Master of Social Work
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, Washington	Master of Social Work
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	Tacoma, Washington	Master of Social Work
University of West Florida	Pensacola, Florida	Master of Social Work, M.S.W.
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Master of Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison & Eau Claire, Wisconsin	Master of Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Master’s Degree in Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Master of Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Whitewater, Wisconsin	Masters of Social Work
University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	Master of Social Work
Utah State University	Logan, Utah	Master of Social Work
Utah Valley University	Orem, Utah	Master of Social Work Advanced Standing
Valdosta State University	Valdosta, Georgia	Master of Social Work
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	Master of Social Work
Walla Walla University	College Place, Washington	Master of Social Work
Washburn University	Topeka, Kansas	Master of Social Work
Washington University in St Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Master of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Master of Social Work
Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Weber State University	Ogden, Utah	Master of Social Work
West Chester University	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
West Texas A & M University	Canyon, Texas	M.S. In Social Work
West Texas A&M University	Canyon, Texas	Master of Science in Social Work
West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	Master of Social Work
Western Carolina University	Cullowhee, North Carolina	Master of Social Work
Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, Kentucky	Master of Social Work
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Master of Social Work
Western New Mexico University	Silver City, New Mexico	Master’s of Social Work
Wichita State University	Wichita, Kansas	Master of Social Work
Widener University	Chester, Pennsylvania	Master of Social Work
Winthrop University	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Master of Social Work
Wright State University-Main Campus	Dayton, Ohio	Master of Arts in Social Work
Yeshiva University	New York, New York	Master of Social Work
York College, City University of New York	Jamaica, New York	Master of Social Work
Youngstown State University	Youngstown, Ohio	Master of Social Work

MSW program listings

Abilene Christian University

Adelphi University

Alabama A&M University

Alabama State University

Albany State University

Alliance University

Alvernia University

Andrews University

Angelo State University

Anna Maria College

Appalachian State University

Arizona State University

Arkansas State University

Auburn University

Augsburg University

Aurora University

Austin Peay State University

Azusa Pacific University

Ball State University

Barry University

Baylor University

Binghamton University, State University of New York

Boise State University

Boston College

Boston University

Bowling Green State University

Bridgewater State University

Brigham Young University

Bryn Mawr College

Cal Poly Humboldt

California Baptist University

California State University, Chico

California State University, Dominguez Hills

California State University, East Bay

California State University, Fullerton

California State University, Los Angeles

California State University, Monterey Bay

California State University, Northridge

California State University, Sacramento

California State University, San Bernardino

California State University, San Marcos

California State University, Stanislaus

Carlow University

Case Western Reserve University

Catholic University of America

Chicago State University

Clark Atlanta University

Clarke University

Cleveland State University

College at Brockport, State University of New York

College of Saint Rose

College of Saint Scholastica

College of Staten Island

Colorado State University

Colorado State University-Pueblo

Columbia University

Concordia University Wisconsin

Daemen University

Delaware State University

DePaul University

Dominican University

East Carolina University

East Tennessee State University

Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Washington University

Erikson Institute

Fairfield University

Fayetteville State University

Ferris State University

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida International University

Florida State University

Fordham University

Fresno State University

Gallaudet University

George Fox University

George Mason University