Schools of Social Work

School Location: Garden City, NY (multiple locations: Suffolk County, Hudson Valley & NYC)

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW, PhD

Fully Online MSW program available? Part time MSW offered fully online

Application Deadline:
Rolling Admissions
Priority deadline for fall - March 15th
Priority deadline for spring - November 1st

Handout on Adelphi's Graduate Social Work Programs - click here

More information can be found by clicking this link 

Start an application by clicking here!

Additional Information:
MSW offerings include part time, full time, online, Advanced Standing, bilingual MSW and Human Services Professional MSW

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Szpilka at 516-877-4384 or eszpilka@adelphi.edu

School Location: Binghamton, NY

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW

Concentrations Offered: Advanced Generalist

Dual Degrees Offered:
MSW/MPA, MSW/MS Spanish, MSW/MS Student Affairs Administration

Fully Online MSW program available? Yes, we offer asynchronous exclusively online Full Time, Part Time and Advanced Standing Options.

Application Deadline:
Feb. 1 for funding consideration; rolling admission after this deadline

Application Requirements are listed at this link

Information on Binghamton's Online Social Work Program Options - click here

Information on Binghamton's In-Person Social Work Program Options - click here

Start an application for the In-Person MSW program at Binghamton by clicking here!

Start an application for the exclusively online MSW programs at Binghamton by clicking here!

Questions? Contact jvassell@binghamton.edu, meeting link: bit.ly/MeetJohnV Phone: 607-777-9197

School Location: Rochester, NY

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW

Concentrations Offered:
Child and Family concentration
Mental Health concentration

Dual Degrees Offered:
MSW/MDIV
MSW/MA in Theological Studies

Fully Online MSW program available? Yes, our MSW is offered fully online (synchronous)

Application Deadline:
Early Entrance MSW start (January 2024): apply by Dec. 1, 2023
Advanced Standing MSW (May 2024): apply by April 1, 2024
Standard MSW (August 2024): apply by July 1, 2024

More information on all the social work programs offered by Roberts Wesleyan can be found by clicking this link 

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Additional Information:
No application fee!
The MSW program at Roberts is a fully online program with synchronous course delivery and optional in-person sections of clinical courses offered on Saturdays.
Students can complete the program in either a full-time or part-time format.
Roberts Wesleyan University is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board of Accreditation (BOA)

Questions? Contact Laurie Couch at couch_laurie@roberts.edu or phone at 585-309-3199 or Text: 585.386.3238

School Location: Albany, NY

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW, PhD

Concentrations Offered: Clinical, Macro

Dual Degrees Offered: MSW/MPH, MSW/JD, MSW/MA in Criminal Justice, MSW/PhD

Fully Online MSW program available? We offer a fully online part-time 3-year MSW program

Application Deadline: Application deadline for all UAlbany graduate social work programs for Summer/Fall 2024 is January 31st 2024 at 11:59pm

Handout on UAlbany's MSW Program - click here

Handout on UAlbany's PhD program - click here

Handout on UAlbany's MSW Online Program - click here

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Questions? Contact School of Social Welfare Help Desk at sswhelp@albany.edu, or 518-442-5320

School Location: Manhattan, Long Island, Westchester & Online

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW, PhD

Concentrations Offered:

Individuals and Families: Learn how to provide direct services that address clients’ environment and overall well-being.

Organizations and Community: Be prepared to work effectively with entire communities and various types of organizations, including private and public companies and nonprofits.

Evaluation: Become a more versatile social worker as you study and apply new ideas in the field.

Policy Practice and Advocacy: Develop skills related to managing organizations and systems, creating policy, writing grant proposals, and obtaining funding.

Dual Degrees Offered:
MSW/MPH
MSW/JD

Fully Online MSW program available? Yes, MSW

Handout on Fordham's Social Work Programs - click here

Fact Sheet on Fordham's Social Work programs - click here

More information on all the social work programs offered by Fordham can be found by clicking this link

Start an application by clicking here!

Application Deadline:
Spring: November 1st,
Fall: February 1st

Additional Information: Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service (GSS) ranks among the nation’s best and largest. Offering one of the top Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) programs nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report—as well as an online M.S.W. ranked #1 by BestSchools.org—here you’ll benefit from a flexible, experiential educational environment that can help transform your passion for helping others into professional success.

Questions? Contact gssadmission@fordham.edu

School Location: Albany, NY

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW

Dual Degrees Offered:
Accelerated MBA program for MSSW students

Fully Online MSW program available? No

Application Deadline:
October 1 (rolling) for the Spring 2024
February 1 for Fall 2024

Additional Information:

The College of Saint Rose is a progressive, private, independent college, in upstate New York.

Our accredited Advanced Generalist MSSW program and Advanced Standing program focus on health and quality of life across the domains of well-being: Social/Environmental, Emotional/Psychological, Physical, Economic, and Spiritual.

Located in the heart of Albany, New York, our in-person program is designed to be flexible, with day and evening courses and a variety of full and part time options.

Handout on St. Rose's MSW Program - click here

Handout on St. Rose's MSW program - click here

More information can be found by clicking this link

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Questions? Contact Janet Acker, ackerj@strose.edu, 518-485-3395
or Graduate Admissions, at grad@strose.edu, 800-637-8556

Additional Information (continued)

Field placements are also flexible and span all areas of practice and provide opportunities in rural, suburban and urban settings.

All our faculty are licensed and seasoned professionals who teach real world skills for real world social work, making for rigorous instruction, personal attention, and a learning environment that is richly integrated with professional practice.

We offer many opportunities for financial assistance, including graduate assistantships throughout the college, Coverdell Fellowships, discounts for PEF and CSEA union members, tuition discount partnerships with many local healthcare employers, and we are a yellow ribbon school. We also have a number of competitive field placements that provide stipends and specialized training.

School Location: Buffalo, NY and Online

Programs Offered: MSW, PhD, DSW

Concentrations Offered:
Students design their own advanced year focus, so we have a variety of coursework including both clinical and macro and different populations.

Dual Degrees Offered:
MSW/PhD, MPH/MSW, MBA/MSW, JD/MSW

Fully Online MSW program available? Yes, Online MSW and Online DSW.

Why UB? Watch a brief video at this link

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Application Deadline:
View deadlines and requirements at this link 

Questions? Contact Lauren McGowan, Director of Recruitment and Admissions, lm77@buffalo.edu

School Location: Bronx (NYC), NY

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW

Concentrations Offered:
Advanced Urban Generalist-- includes direct practice, administration, supervision, research, and policy.

Dual Degrees Offered: None

Fully Online MSW program available? No

Application Deadline:
Feb. 15, 2024 for fall 2024 enrollment. Firm deadline for applications which must include uploaded essay question responses and current resume. Only official transcripts and letters of recommendation will be accepted until March 11th.

Handout on CUNY Lehman's MSW Program - click here

Fact Sheet on Lehman's MSW program - click here

Additional Notes: Lehman's MSW program does not grant deferments of admission. If an admitted applicant chooses not to attend, they must reapply another year.

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Questions? Contact Deborah Rubin at deborah.rubin@lehman.cuny.edu or 718-960-8856

School Location: Long Island, NY & Manhattan, NYC

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW, PhD

Concentrations Offered:
Community, Policy, and Political Social Action (CPPSA)
Families, Youth, and Transition to Adulthood (FYT)
Integrated Health: Physical, Psychological, and Social Well Being (IH)

Dual Degrees Offered:
MSW/MPH
MSW/JD
MSW/MA in Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics

Fully Online MSW program available? No

Handout on Stony Brook's Manhattan MSW Program - click here

Handout on Stony Brook's BSW program - click here

Handout on Stony Brook's Information Sessions - click here

More information can be found by clicking this link or this link

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Start an application to a Social Work program at Stony Brook by clicking here!

Application Deadline:
Priority Deadline - 3/1/2024
Final Deadline - 5/1/2024

Questions? Contact ssw_admissions@stonybrook.edu

School Location: Amherst, NY (just outside Buffalo)

Programs Offered: BSW, MSW

Concentrations Offered:
MSW - Clinical Practice, Community Practice (starting 2024)

Fully Online MSW program available? Yes - MSW

Handout on Daemen's MSW Program - click here

Handout on Daemen's BSW program - click here

Handout on Daemen's Online MSW program  - click here

Handout on Daemen's social work scholarships  - click here

More information on Daemen's social work programs can be found by clicking this link 

Start an application to a Social Work program at Daemen by clicking here!

Application Deadline:
MSW is Rolling Admissions starting December 15

Questions? Contact Dr. Diane Bessel at
dbessel@daemen.edu