Social Work Graduate School Resource Page
Applying to graduate school can be an overwhelming process, and you don’t have to go at it alone! Explore a variety of social work programs from accredited institutions, learn about the application process, and find your best fit!
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: Syracuse, NY
Programs Offered: BSW, MSW
Concentrations Offered: Advanced Integrated Practice, Advanced Clinical Practice
Dual Degrees Offered:
MSW/JD
Certificates of Advanced Study (CAS)
Child Therapy CAS
Trauma-Informed Practice CAS
Addiction Studies CAS
Food Studies CAS
Global Health CAS
Public Management & Policy CAS
Population Health and Aging CAS
Fully Online MSW program available? Yes. MSW and Advanced Standing MSW programs
Handout on Syracuse's Social Work Programs - click here
More information can be found by clicking this link
Start an application by clicking here!
Application Deadline:
Application deadlines for masters and certificate of advanced study programs:
Spring 2024: November 15, 2023
Summer 2024: February 15, 2024, Priority deadline*
Fall 2024: February 15, 2024, Priority deadline*
Questions? Contact Adrienne Renfroe at alrenfro@syr.edu or 315.443.1443
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
More information can be found by clicking this link
Upcoming Information sessions - click this link
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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
Start an application by clicking here!
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: 4 Washington Square North, NY NY 10003
Programs Offered: BSW, MSW, PhD, DSW
Concentrations Offered: Clinical
Dual Degrees Offered:
MSW/MPH, MSW/JD, MSW/MA, MSW/EMPA
Fully Online MSW program available? No
Application Deadline:
Priority deadline- January 5
Regular deadline- February 2
Additional Information:
NYU Silver offers outstanding training in clinical social work practice with a social justice perspective. A focus on research-informed, direct practice with individuals, groups, and families runs through the entire Master of Social Work curriculum. We also offer opportunities to study policy and community practice as well as global social work, with opportunities to study abroad. Our faculty includes leading scholars who are creating new knowledge that social workers will use throughout their careers.
Handout on NYU's Social Work Programs - click here
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Application information can be found at this link
More information on programs offered can be found by clicking this link
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Questions? Email silver.admissions@nyu.edu or call 212-998-5910
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.
Start an application by clicking here!
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
Find upcoming Information sessions by clicking this link
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
Additional Resources
- Information on finding Advanced Standing Programs across the US: https://www.advancedstandingmsw.com/