With a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree, you’ll be empowered to work toward systemic change that impacts the health and wellbeing of others, honoring their dignity and worth.
At a Glance
Delivery
Online
Finish in as few as
15-24 months
Estimated tuition
$26,250-42,000
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Kya Nelson
At Bethel, we're committed to helping you get the most out of your education. Your enrollment counselor is here to help you balance your program with your personal life and career goals.Program Highlights
Integrated Christian perspective
You’ll develop a working theology of justice that informs your professional practice.
Strong research emphasis
You’ll combine evidence-based practices informed by scholarly research with creative strategies to foster sustainable change.
Advanced Standing option
You’ll complete your MSW degree in 15 months if you have a BSW from a CSWE accredited institution. If you have a bachelor’s degree other than a BSW, complete the full MSW in 24 months.
Distinctive emphases
You’ll study ecological systems theory, focusing on the advancement of human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.
Social Work Students Take First Place in National Conference
Four senior social work students presented at a national conference for their discipline and two of the four received first-place honors for their work.
May 22, 2019 | 1:30 p.m.
Closing the Gap
Hilda Davis ’20 doesn’t just want to see people be well, but to ensure they have the option to choose wellness. Through her involvement both on campus and off, she’s provided time and resources to support initiatives that focus on community health.
May 06, 2019 | 9 a.m.
Social Work Trip Challenges Students to Connect Human Rights Issues to Everyday Experience
An expedition to the Museum of Human Rights in Canada connects social work course material on human rights to real people and experiences.
March 15, 2018 | 2:15 p.m.
SEPT 28 2023
Social Work Accelerated Master's Info Session
11:15 a.m. Lakeside Center - B 100 (Library)
Complete your bachelor's and master's in Social Work in 4-5 years
Discover what’s next.
At Bethel, you’ll grow into a compassionate, ethical leader who is empowered to advocate for systemic change. In the natural intersection of faith and justice, you’ll study the theology of justice and intentionally integrate it into learning and practice. And our academically rigorous MSW program provides opportunities for you to collaborate with faculty on research for presentation locally and nationally.
Top 20
online social work master's program nationwide
- University HQ2.1%
Unemployment rate of recent graduate alumni
- 2015 Bethel Graduate School Alumni Survey4
full time faculty in the department
Career Outcomes
Wondering what you can do with an MSW?
The Master of Social Work program will prepare you to sit for the professional licensure exam. Program structure allows students to complete the clinical clock hour requirements established by the Board of Social Work. You’ll be prepared to advocate for hope and justice in a broad range of diverse settings.
Employers
Our graduates can work at places like:
- Public schools
- Hospice
- Domestic violence shelters
- Adoption agencies
- Child/adult protection
- Health systems
- Mental health clinics
- Trauma centers
- Agencies supporting refugees, the homeless, and youth
- Nonprofit and for-profit agencies
Skills
Learn how to:
- Address complex social issues such as poverty, systemic violence, human neglect, trafficking, child welfare, trauma, mental health, environmental racism, and social systems reform
- Explore concepts of theology, race, and equity to address injustice
- Apply critical concepts related to trauma and mental health to social work practice
- Apply your training in micro to macro contexts
- Seek justice in innovative ways
- Apply research and evidence-based practice to impact sustainable change
- Integrate inclusive and bias-free language in your scholarly work and professional practice
Careers
Our graduates work as:
- Substance use and recovery treatment counselors
- Mental health counselors
- Marriage and family therapists
- Medical social workers
- School social workers
- Foster care social workers
- Child and family therapists
- Social and community service managers
- Social work teachers
- Policy analysts
- School and career counselors
- Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
- CBT, DBT, SE therapists
- Health educators
- Hospice workers
- Domestic violence advocates
- Child protection workers
- Adult protection workers
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