The Columbia University School of Social Work is ranked as tied for #5 by U.S. News & World Report and as #2 by the Princeton Review‘s “Gourman Report of Graduate Programs.” The school has a world-renowned faculty.The Columbia University School of Social Work offers a two-year program, a 16-month program, an advanced-standing program, a reduced-residency program, and an extended program. Students with an undergraduate degree from a Council on Social Work Education–accredited BSW program can take the advanced-standing program and complete the MSW program in only one year. The Master of Social Work program includes 1200 hours of field instruction.
Students choose one of four advanced-practice method concentrations:
Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice
Advanced Generalist Practice and Programming
Policy Practice
Social Enterprise Administration
Students learn to provide direct social work services to client populations. Situated in the diverse city of New York, the school offers numerous local opportunities for social work delivery, research, and policy development.
Students select one of seven fields of practice:
Contemporary Social Issues
Aging
Health, Mental Health, and Disabilities
Family, Youth, and Children Services
School-Based and School-Linked Services
The World of Work
International Social Welfare and Services to Immigrants and Refugees
