Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So my two cents....you don't need a name-brand school like Columbia, Boston University, or Boston College. However, I would personally steer away from online schools particularly for profit ones. In my experience, the academics and field placements don't compare favorably. I think state colleges/universities offering MSW are good choices...less expensive but often very well regarded. Mostly social work is local...areas hire from the local schools and so maybe ask around and find out what schools are well regarded. Definitely check out how they operate the placements. Do they match you or do you need to find your own? What do they require of placement supervisors (eg 2 years post grade (don't do it) or licensure, etc). Placements are critical to your education so you want someplace that puts effort into that for their students.
There are some big state universities with great MSW programs, like Michigan, Berkeley, and UNC. In fact, Michigan regularly beats out Chicago and Columbia for the top ranking.
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