Overview

Programme Overview

We take pride in our history, while developing professional practice to meet future challenges. The MSW Program offers social work education for the 21st century, and is ranked #17 by US News & World Report in their 2019 rankings of graduate schools of social work.

At the time of admission, students are required to designate a skill specialization. Students can choose to specialize in either Direct Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups (Direct Practice) or Community, Organization, and Social Action (COSA).

The curriculum of the Social Work program at University of Pittsburgh is designed to provide all master's students with the values, knowledge, and skills needed to gain competence in applying the social work perspective to practice.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Generalist Social Work Research

Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations

Human Behavior and the Social Environment

Social Welfare

Generalist Social Work Practice

Generalist Field Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

A minimum average of a B (3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale) in all undergraduate work.

Successful completion of 3-credit coursework in statistics or quantitative analysis (If a student does not have a course in Statistics, this requirement must be completed before enrollment)

A minimum of 60 undergraduate (or undergraduate plus graduate) divided into 30 credits in the liberal arts and 30 credits in the social sciences is recommended, not required.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

39112 USD / year

≈ 39112 USD / year
Out-of-State

39112 USD / year

≈ 39112 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

26876 USD / year

≈ 26876 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

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