For Your Community. For Your Future.
For Your Community
For Your Future
Become a Licensed Social Worker Online
Fordham’s online MSW program offers the best of both worlds—weekly synchronous classes, asynchronous course content, and extensive fieldwork training in or near your community.
Program Details
- Fully online
- Complete in as few as 16 months
- Study full- or part-time
- Weekend and evening course options
- Dedicated field advisors support placement process
- Traditional and advanced standing tracks
- Financial aid available for eligible students
Top 8% MSW program
— U.S. News & World Report
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Online—and Part of a Community
Our program is designed specifically for online learning. It integrates classes, coursework, and communication into one intuitive platform.
We are dedicated to helping future practitioners begin improving the lives of others, as well as preparing them for licensure in their state.

Here are a few highlights of the online MSW experience:
- Live classes hosted weekly in a digital classroom, led by Fordham’s expert social work faculty
- Small group breakout sessions for peer discussion and opportunities for real-time feedback
- Mobile app for completing assignments, attending classes, and more
- Face-to-face study sessions with classmates for total academic immersion
- Academic resources including advisors, placement specialists, and Career Services professionals
- Live, 24/7 chat with technical support specialists
- Lifelong membership into the same Fordham alumni network as on-campus students