Master of Social Work

Earn a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree at Seattle University. Prepare for impactful careers with a focus on social justice and clinical counseling. Advance your career and maximize your impact with advanced clinical social work education that’s focuses on social justice and community. Seattle University's Master of Social Work (MSW) program prepares graduate students to become competent and effective specialized clinical social workers who value and respect diversity, anchor economic and social justice as central to their practice and seek to use their knowledge, values and skills to advance equity in access to excellent clinical social work practice. Our program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. As one of the best schools for social work, our advanced clinical MSW program is uniquely suited to prepare you to make a difference. The two-year path of study is for applicants with an undergraduate degree in a major other than social work. Two-year students complete 66 credits and 1000 hours of field practicum and start in the fall.

Bachelor’s degree or higher: From an accredited college or university in any field. Minimum of 3.00 GPA: Applicants with less than a 3.00 GPA might be considered for probationary admission and can submit an additional GPA explanation statement. Applicants with a non-graded bachelor's degree are required to submit a GRE/GMAT test score.