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Edited by Zoe MacDougall, BS in Psychology

CSWE-accredited MSW program rankings, scored on our published seven-factor methodology.

National Rankings

The national rankings score every CSWE-accredited MSW program in the country on one model, and are the place to start if you are not tied to a state.

Top 15 detailed

Best CSWE-Accredited MSW Programs, Nationally Ranked

Full scored ranking with methodology, BLS salary data, and citations from official university and government sources.

Top 15 online

Best Online CSWE-Accredited MSW Programs

Ranked by online delivery quality, cost per credit, Advanced Standing options, and accreditation history.

Accelerated 1-year

Best Advanced Standing MSW Programs

Ranked one-year accelerated tracks for CSWE-accredited BSW holders, scored on cost per credit, field hours, and concentration options.

Top 15 faith-based

Best Faith-Based MSW Programs

The highest-scoring CSWE-accredited programs at religiously affiliated institutions, identified from IPEDS and ranked on our data-driven model.

Top 15 faith-based · accelerated

Best Faith-Based Advanced Standing MSW Programs

Accelerated one-year tracks for BSW holders at religiously affiliated institutions, scored on the same data-driven model.

MSW Programs by City

MSW programs by city cover what a state page cannot: which programs are actually commutable from where you live, and which are only reachable online.

Find CSWE-accredited programs in and near specific cities, with nearby campuses and online options.

California cities Texas cities Florida cities New York cities Pennsylvania cities Illinois cities Ohio cities Georgia cities North Carolina cities Michigan cities New Jersey cities Virginia cities Washington cities Arizona cities Tennessee cities Massachusetts cities Indiana cities Missouri cities Maryland cities Wisconsin cities Colorado cities Minnesota cities South Carolina cities Alabama cities Louisiana cities Kentucky cities Oregon cities Oklahoma cities Connecticut cities Utah cities Iowa cities Nevada cities Arkansas cities Mississippi cities

State Rankings

The state rankings cover all fifty, but accredited programs are not spread evenly across them. The twelve states below hold 194 of the 350 accredited MSW programs in the country, and California alone holds 29. If you are willing to move, that is where the choice is; if you are not, the state page for where you live is the honest place to start.

CSWE-accredited MSW programs by state, the twelve largest. Source: CSWE Directory of Accredited Programs.
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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