Complete your social work degree in Tucson

Advance your social work career in Tucson

ASU ranks #20 for best graduate social work program by U.S. News & World Report, 2024

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Deadline to apply for the Standard Program MSW has been extended to June 15, 2024.

 

ASU Watts School of Social Work

The ASU School of Social Work offers an in-person MSW degree program where you can learn in a cohort without leaving Tucson.

We provide

  • Highly regarded faculty and peer interaction
  • Strong student support
  • A local, place-based education

Train for careers with maximum impact

  • Serve children, families and individuals in behavioral heath, mental health, child welfare, homelessness or school settings
  • Work in hospitals including the Tucson VA Medical Center
  • Assist populations in the Southwest borderlands
  • Advocate for local and global social justice
 
 

 

 

support

Our in-person MSW degree offers strong student support and a personal connection.

  • Friendly, approachable and readily available administrative and support staff create a welcoming atmosphere.
  • Professors and instructors engage with students outside of class, encouraging discussions and addressing concerns.
  • Personalized academic advising ensures students receive guidance tailored to their goals and interests.
  • Students are truly regarded as individuals. Instructors and staff know our students by name and are invested in helping them get where they want to go.
faculty

Highly regarded faculty and peer interaction elevate the learning experience.

  • Our faculty are recognized as premier experts in their fields. Their research advances social work knowledge and directly contributes to positive, lasting change in our community.
  • Faculty expertise centers tribal and urban Native communities, maternal and infant health, health disparities and community revitalization, school social work, special education, organizational leadership, child abuse prevention, immigration and community organizing.
  • The Office of Community Health Engagement and Resiliency co-creates interventions that promote resiliency and success pathways, especially with underserved communities of color.
  • Our cohort model allows students to develop deep relationships with peers and learn from their diverse experiences.
students

Place-based education with a borderlands focus is our specialty.

  • Our Tucson location, just 70 miles from the Mexican border and contiguous with the Tohono O’odham Nation, offers direct access to study policy, clinical practice and social justice the Southwest borderlands.
  • Field immersions prepare social workers for Advanced Direct Practice with a first-hand understanding of working with migrant individuals and families in communities along the Arizona-Sonora, Mexico border.