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Apply now and you’ll enjoy these perks:

  • Personalized support from your dedicated admissions counselor
  • Application fee waiver when you attend one of our webinars
  • Departmental aid available based on program, priority deadlines and academic requirements

If you value strong training, high standards and a community that wants to see you not just become a successful social worker but a successful person, this is truly a special place to be.

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Garland School MSW Student

Explore More of the Garland School

  • MSW
    Concentrations

    Customize your education with a concentration:

    • Organizational Leadership: Prepares you to lead and develop nonprofit and social-service organizations with an emphasis on healthy structures and ethical leadership.
    • Trauma-Informed Practice: Equips you to respond to trauma and crisis across micro, mezzo and macro social-work settings and to support recovery.
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Focuses on intersectional awareness and ethical social-work practice to advance equity and inclusion.

  • Accelerated,
    Online Options

    Both the MSW and MA offer accelerated pathways to complete your graduate degree.

    • Already have a BSW? Earn your MSW in less than 12 months through the Advanced Standing program, available online or on campus.
    • The MA in Social, Nonprofit and Public Leadership is also offered online and can likewise be completed in just one year.

  • Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty

    The Social, Nonprofit, and Public Leadership program sits at the intersection of Baylor Social Work and the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty. You’ll learn from leading practitioners who research, test and evaluate innovative models for ending hunger. This partnership offers students distinctive educational and networking opportunities.

  • Prepare for a Multidisciplinary Workforce

    The MS in Interdisciplinary Studies empowers you to break down traditional academic paths and create a personalized journey to success. With the opportunity to transfer up to 50% of eligible graduate credits from another accredited university, you can build on your previous academic achievements. This fully online program is designed for working adults and offers flexibility in both coursework and scheduling so you can pursue your specific career goals.

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