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MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK FROM Arkansas State

100% Online

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Affordable – pay-by-the-course tuition

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Convenient – multiple start dates + 100% online coursework

Make a meaningful difference in people’s lives


Enrich lives through social justice as a master’s-prepared social worker and move toward becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW). The A-State MSW programs feature 100% online coursework and a transformative educational experience that prepares you for a compassionate, ethical clinical practice.

  • Master of Social Work – Standard
  • Master of Social Work – Advanced Standing

Master of Social Work – Standard

Duration: As few as 25 months  |  Credit Hours: 63  |  Tuition: $22,050

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This transformative CSWE-accredited standard track Master of Social Work online program enables you to lead in a compassionate and ethical clinical practice that enhances well-being and quality of life for individuals, families, groups and communities.

This degree develops your clinical assessment and intervention skills with those who have experienced trauma and prepares you to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW).

As a graduate, you can serve as a social worker in a variety of settings, including, healthcare, mental health services, educational institutions, government (local, state and federal), child welfare, criminal justice and community nonprofits.

Prepare for careers like these:
  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Victim Advocate
  • Social Work Supervisor
  • EAP Advocate
  • Telehealth Therapist
  • Social Services Director
Your guideline for our online Master of Social Work admission requirements
  • 3.0 GPA in last 60 hours
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Online application

All fees are included as part of the total tuition.

Master of Social Work – Advanced Standing

Duration: As few as 12 months  |  Credit Hours: 36  |  Tuition: $12,600

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Continue to expand your expertise and prepare to sit for the Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) exam with this career-progressing Advanced Standing MSW online program.

Available to applicants who have earned a bachelor’s degree in social work, this CSWE-accredited program utilizes contemporary, evidence-based theories and approaches needed to serve diverse client systems. Specialized electives allow you to explore clinical and/or crisis intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy, substance abuse and more.

As a graduate, you can serve as a social worker in a variety of settings, including healthcare, mental health services, educational institutions, government (local, state and federal), child welfare, criminal justice and community nonprofits.

Prepare for careers like these:
  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Victim Advocate
  • Social Work Supervisor
  • EAP Advocate
  • Telehealth Therapist
  • Social Services Director
Preview the admission requirements for the online advanced standing MSW program
  • Minimum 3.2 GPA
  • CSWE-accredited bachelor's degree
  • Online application

All fees are included as part of the total tuition.

Hear from our graduates

"It had always been a personal goal of mine to go back and get a master's degree. This online program gave me that opportunity."

Kimberly Jones, A-State online graduate

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Hear from our graduates

"It had always been a personal goal of mine to go back and get a master's degree. This online program gave me that opportunity."

Kimberly Jones, A-State online graduate

Leave your mark on the world with an A-State Online Degree. Let’s get started today!

Or call 866-621-8096

Or call 866-621-8096

About Arkansas State University Online


From its creation in 1909, the university has grown, innovated and diversified into a nationally ranked provider of high-quality degrees both on campus and online. A-State continues to expand in exciting ways not only in our region, but by opening our doors to the entire world with online programs taught by the same respected faculty who teach our on-campus programs. Our robust alumni network is more than 75,000 strong.

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Affordable Tuition


Stay on top of your finances with competitively priced, pay-by-the-course tuition.

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Interactive Instruction


Courses are carefully designed to maximize your communication with professors and fellow students.

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Online Format


Our multiple start dates + efficient course schedule help you fast-track your degree.

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Study on Your Time


Learn whenever it fits your schedule with our convenient, flexible, 100% online format.

Alberto Banuelos at graduation ceremony - A-State graduate
"I fully understand that it’s the degree that opened the door for me. It made me a better candidate because not only did I come in with experience, but I also had this education that backed me up."

Alberto Banuelos, A-State Online graduate

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The Arkansas State University MSW degree programs are nationally accredited through the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the only accrediting agency for social work education in the United States.

Leave your mark on the world with an A-State Online Degree. Let’s get started today!

Or call 866-621-8096

Or call 866-621-8096