Overview

About the Social Work and Social Welfare program

The Social Work and Social Welfare program of the University at Buffalo offers two program tracks:

The Advanced Standing track for students with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW).

The Traditional track for students without a BSW.

You will first earn a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree in a program rooted in evidence-based practice and trauma-informed and human rights perspectives before moving on to the advanced analysis and research opportunities of the PhD program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Standing Seminar

Advanced Standing Research

Perspectives on Trauma and Human Rights

Field Instruction

Advanced Interventions

Research Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Buffalo, United States

Disciplines

Social Work Statistics Social Policy View 313 other Masters in Statistics in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) in any discipline from an accredited institution
Minimum of 24 credits of undergraduate liberal arts coursework. Of those 24 credits:

6 must be in the social or behavioral sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science)6 must be in the arts or humanities (e.g., history, English, foreign languages, philosophy, ethnic/gender studies)12 credits may be made up with any combination of the above or with courses from the natural sciences or mathematics

GPA of 3.0 preferred

Human biology undergraduate course (3 credits) must be completed prior to the advanced year MSW curriculum, if not fulfilled at the time of application

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

24030 USD / year

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Out-of-State

24030 USD / year

≈ 24030 USD / year
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In-State

13080 USD / year

≈ 13080 USD / year

Living costs

Buffalo

United States

920 - 1560 USD / month

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