Join Adelphi University’s MSW program, which is one of the country’s highest-ranked master's programs for social work, with flexible schedules, helpful learning options and generous new scholarships.
Whether you choose to study on Long Island in Garden City (Nassau County), or Hauppauge (Suffolk County), in the Hudson Valley or in the New York City area, Adelphi’s MSW program opens the doors to more career options and a higher salary.
The MSW program provides the preparation necessary for advanced professional social work practice. The social work master’s degree is 64 credits. The generalist curriculum provides the knowledge, skills, values, and ethics essential to all forms and levels of generalist social work practice.
Learn from and interact closely with a distinguished team of faculty members that includes seasoned educators, accomplished researchers, experienced practitioners and advocates.
Our students are phenomenal leaders in the community and the profession. They head agencies and build alliances with organizations to promote well-being and security in society. We are nationally ranked, and that status causes our students to thrive in their fields of practice. Social work is a noble profession. Join us and see what you can aspire to become.
Diann E. Cameron-Kelly, PhD
Associate Provost for Student Success
A year ago, Adelphi received a $1.92 million Interdisciplinary Education and Training Experience (IDEATE) grant. Through our partnerships with premier healthcare institutions, our nursing and social work students work together to help underrepresented children. Read what we’ve accomplished, and how children’s lives were changed.
Making Adelphi’s master’s in social work program more accessible to all is our mission. We offer several options for completing your MSW degree, all of which follow the same sequencing of courses and requirements regardless of whether you are full or part time, at our Long Island locations, the Hudson Valley, the New York City area or online. All programs require you to matriculate in four years and fulfill residency requirements by enrolling in 10 or more credits for two successive semesters. Explore our many program options to find one that best fits your goals.
Explore the options below to advance your specialization in social work with a certificate program.
Field education is a central component of Adelphi’s MSW program. With this in mind, we offer fieldwork in more than 1,000 diverse health, mental health and social service agencies. Additionally, you’ll gain valuable experience right on our Garden City campus, where the School of Social Work hosts:
Adelphi’s Institute for Adolescent Trauma Treatment and Training is helping mental health professionals nationwide recognize and treat patients who suffer from a lifetime of traumatic experiences.
I joined Adelphi’s MSW program at 53, amidst life challenges, including my daughter’s cancer diagnosis and a global pandemic. Despite uncertainties, the supportive community and dedicated professors made the journey fulfilling. Thanks to my MSW degree from Adelphi, I started working as a social worker at a comprehensive cancer wellness center.
To decide which master’s in Social Work program is best for you, you should look into accreditation, flexibility, faculty and other important factors.
Applicants for the MSW degree must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and should submit the following:
Note that an interview may also be required at the discretion of the School of Social Work’s Admissions Committee.
All MSW degree applicants are required to have:
Additional information is required from applicants with degrees from non-native English-speaking countries as well as an official TOEFL score of 80 or higher OR IELTS score of 6.5 or higher.
Submit evidence of the following:
Submit verification of their employment history:
With an MSW degree, you can be eligible for such positions as healthcare social worker, substance abuse counselor, mental health social worker, clinical social worker, child welfare social worker, school social worker and school counselor. You could also become a social work professor, case manager, marriage and family therapist, psychotherapist, geriatric social worker or social and community service manager.
At Adelphi, you can earn an MSW in two years as a full-time student. Part time is a good option if you are working and/or have other competing responsibilities. You can also earn an MSW in just one year through our BSW-MSW Advanced Standing Program.
