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Featuring a future-focused, skills-based curriculum, OnlineMSW@Fordham gives you the freedom to choose classes based on your interests while fully preparing you to deliver responsive, 21st-century practice.
● accredited by the CSWE
● full-time and part-time options
● advanced standing for qualified students with a BSW
Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service is ranked #25 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 list of top social work graduate schools in the United States.¹
To earn your degree, you will attend online classes, complete interactive coursework, and gain hands-on, in-person experience applying skills at placement sites near your community. You will learn CSWE-accredited integrated social work competencies and customize your education to your professional interests while working with the following clients:
Individuals
Families
Groups
Organizations
Communities
In addition to our online program, Fordham Graduate School of Social Service also offers on-campus and hybrid options, all of which feature the same curriculum. Learn more about the option that best fits your needs.
¹U.S. News & World Report, Best Social Work School ranked in 2019. https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/social-work-rankings. Accessed June 2021.