VCU School of Social Work
VCU School of Social Work
Fall 2023 application fees are currently waived.
An M.S.W.
Online Format
informed by real-world clinical practice
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Bachelor’s degree required to attend.
informed by real-world clinical practice
About the Master of Social Work Program online format
With more than a century of educational excellence, Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work is a pioneer in social work education. The Master of Social Work Program online format extends this legacy to students everywhere, with a curriculum focused on developing clinical solutions through personalized, community-informed practice.
Not everything can be taught in a classroom, so students enrolled in the M.S.W. online format participate in clinical field education in which they put lesson plans into practice locally. M.S.W. graduates are able to truly help their communities by taking an empathetic, personalized and trauma-informed approach to clinical social work that considers individuals’ diverse experiences.
Graduates of the M.S.W. Program have an 86 percent first-time licensure pass rate — well above the national average.
VCU provides field placement opportunities throughout the country, so students can practice what they learn in their communities.
VCU faculty members apply a social justice lens and teach students how social justice principles can guide their clinical practice and make them more effective social workers.
VCU is consistently ranked as having one of the top M.S.W. programs in the nation and one of the highest-ranked M.S.W. programs in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report.
Learn more about VCU’s Master of Social Work Program online format
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Earn your VCU M.S.W. from anywhere in the country. Our online program brings the classroom to you. Study from home and apply your knowledge in your community through field placements.
Coursework rooted in cultural competence. Coursework is designed to provide students with a diversity of direct learning experiences to understand how to improve the lives of all cultures.