Graduate School of Social Service

Fordham Social Work Programs

Located in the heart of New York City, Fordham GSS provides a foundation in the traditions of the social work profession while meeting the challenges of the future with a sophisticated interdisciplinary curriculum. Ranked among the best schools of social work in the nation, our social work graduate programs offer a flexible, experiential education that will prepare you to change lives and transform communities.

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Guides to Kickstart Your Social Work Career

Interested in social work and want to learn more about all the MSW degree and profession offer? Fordham GSS has created three short guides that give you the foundation and knowledge for what comes next in your social work education. 

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Career Changers

How Justine Is Changing Careers with Fordham's Online MSW

Justine comes to social work after a career in marketing and media. She chose Fordham's online MSW program for its dedication to human rights and social justice. The remote format serves her busy life, allowing her to earn her degree from her home upstate in just 16 months with a local field placement.

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Course Overview

GSS offers a wide array of courses for students to pursue. Take a look at your options.

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Study Abroad

Spend a summer in London learning about the history of settlement houses.

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Scholarships and Fellowships

Learn more about opportunities to help fund your education.

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Non-Matriculated Study

Get a feel for graduate education. Take classes now; commit later.

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Advanced Standing M.S.W.

Earn your M.S.W. in as little as nine months, and for half the cost.

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Licensing Prep

Whether you plan to practice in NYC or beyond, know what you need to be prepared.

Why Choose Fordham GSS?

Hear from some Fordham GSS Master of Social Work (MSW) students about why they chose to pursue their social work education at Fordham. From our rigorous academic standards and focus on social justice, to our community-driven environment, Fordham is a school of social work that offers a holistic experience for all students to become the practitioners they're meant to be.

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GSS Campus Locations

With three New York campus locations, the Fordham Graduate School of Social Service (GSS) has a place for you—whether you prefer a fast-paced urban campus, or the tree-lined suburbs. Whichever location you choose, you’ll be part of an exciting, diverse community that is making a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and societies across the country and around the world.

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GSS News

“It Doesn’t Have to Be Like This”: How an Incoming Fordham MSW Student’s Nonprofit Is Bringing Joy Back to Nigeria’s Elders

“It Doesn’t Have to Be Like This”: How an Incoming Fordham MSW Student’s Nonprofit Is Bringing Joy Back to Nigeria’s Elders

Growing up, Oluwayemisi Danmola MSW ’28 watched her grandmother, Ayodele (Ayo), live a full life in Lagos, Nigeria — but one thing troubled her. As her grandmother grew older, it seemed the community had forgotten she was still capable of contributing and thriving socially.  It was strange, Danmola said, given the emphasis that Nigerian — […]

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Fordham GSS 2026–2027 Continuing Education Course Schedule Announced

Fordham GSS 2026–2027 Continuing Education Course Schedule Announced

Each year, the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service offers continuing education courses for the wider social work community to earn continuing education hours (CEH) toward professional licensing requirements. All courses are offered virtually via Zoom webinar. Please view this year’s course schedule below: Course 1: Overview of the New York State Medical Aid […]

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Lilly’s Research Explores Family Mental Health Communication Through Film

Lilly’s Research Explores Family Mental Health Communication Through Film

A new study from Fordham GSS Assistant Professor Jenn Lilly, PhD, examines Latine/x/a/o parents/caregivers’ perceptions of Nuestro Apoyo — a short, research-based narrative film developed through participatory screenwriting with Latina young adults and designed to communicate qualitative findings about family mental health communication to Latine/x/a/o parents and caregivers. The film’s origins stemmed from one of […]

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Chen Receives 2026 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award from CSWE

Chen Receives 2026 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award from CSWE

The Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service congratulates Assistant Professor Yafan Chen, PhD, who recently received the 2026 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)! The 2026 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award is presented to authors whose work most advances feminist knowledge in the field of […]

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Fordham GSS Kicks Off 2026 MSW Summer London Program

Fordham GSS Kicks Off 2026 MSW Summer London Program

The only thing better than studying a profession aligned with your values in the world’s greatest city? Getting to do it across the pond in another landmark location. Our 2026 cohort for the Fordham GSS Summer London Program kicked off its orientation on Monday, July 20, with a day of activities at our Lincoln Center […]

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Combatting Tech-Facilitated Abuse on the Frontlines: AI and Gender-Based Violence

Combatting Tech-Facilitated Abuse on the Frontlines: AI and Gender-Based Violence

As a ninth grader who’d lived in four countries and navigated seven school districts, Saloni Sethi — now Commissioner for the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) — sought solace from her isolation in the form of a family computer and an 18-year-old chatmate. One day, she found herself driving her mother’s […]

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New Research Explains How Social Work Educators Can More Effectively Teach About Antisemitism

New Research Explains How Social Work Educators Can More Effectively Teach About Antisemitism

A new article from Graduate School of Social Service Professor Carole Cox, PhD, and Clinical Professor Dana Marlowe, PhD, asserts that social justice has, for too long, ignored antisemitism — and in doing so, has allowed it to flourish. And history, they write, shows antisemitism is often a precursor to other hate and oppression. The […]

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“What’s Really Going On?”: How One Moment Set Clinton Brown on His Path to Social Work

“What’s Really Going On?”: How One Moment Set Clinton Brown on His Path to Social Work

The patient’s husband was furious. He stormed into the hospital’s patient representative office, demanding answers about his wife’s chemotherapy bill. Something wasn’t right, and he wanted it fixed immediately. Clinton Brown, MSW ’27, was the first point of contact. The man’s anger quickly filled the room. Brown knew there was more to this story, but […]

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Distinguishing Social Work From Charity

Distinguishing Social Work From Charity

“Pakistan does not have a giving problem,” writes Graduate School of Social Service Associate Professor Rahbel Rahman-Tahir, PhD, in a recent piece for Dawn, Pakistan’s newspaper of record. “Pakistanis give at mosques, through family networks and civil society organisations that have held communities together for decades. But charity is not social work.” Rahman-Tahir’s article, titled “Charity […]

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Why You Can’t Think Your Way Through Emotions

Why You Can’t Think Your Way Through Emotions

When we’re at the crossroads of handling bad emotions, we can choose one of two routes, says Hilary Jacobs Hendel, author of Parents Have Feelings, Too. We can try to suppress the emotion and pretend it’s not there, or we can be proactive and constructive, setting ourselves up for a better future. This is where […]

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