Berkeley, California

UC Berkeley MSW Programs

University of California-Berkeley

CSWE-accreditedBerkeley School of Social WelfarePublic

What MSW Options Does UC Berkeley Offer?

UC Berkeley offers an MSW, offered on campus. It is CSWE-accredited. Published tuition: 2026-27 fee schedule, new student total per semester: $17,041.75 resident; $23,164.25 nonresident (includes professional degree supplemental tuition).

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The UC Berkeley MSW

Specializations named on UC Berkeley's pages: Multi-level practice.

Admissions, Structure and Cost at UC Berkeley

ProgramAdvanced standingField educationGREPublished tuition
Master of Social Welfare (MSW)Starts: FallNot offered24 units of practicum education across two years of placement2026-27 fee schedule, new student total per semester: $17,041.75 resident; $23,164.25 nonresident (includes professional degree supplemental tuition)

From UC Berkeley's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed September 30, 2026. Blank cells: the school's pages don't state that detail. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How UC Berkeley Compares

Its MSW requires 60 credits, against a national median of 60. It awarded 103 MSWs in 2022-23 (IPEDS), 12th of 25 in California and 95th of 309 nationally among schools on this site.

UC BerkeleyCalifornia medianU.S. median
Credits606060

Medians across programs on this site that publish the figure, September 2026. The MSW cost and loan calculator adds fees and federal loan limits.

MSW Dual Degrees at UC Berkeley

Certificates at UC Berkeley

  • Graduate Certificate in Aging, on campus

Other Social Work Degrees at UC Berkeley

Is UC Berkeley's MSW CSWE Accredited?

UC Berkeley's MSW is listed as accredited in the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) directory (September 2026). CSWE accredits the program, which covers every format the school offers it in. All CSWE-accredited MSW programs

Federal data (IPEDS) show UC Berkeley awarded 103 MSWs in 2022-23.

From UC Berkeley's MSW to a California License

  1. Earn a CSWE-accredited MSW2 years full time, or about 1 with advanced standing
  2. Pass the ASWB exam (California Law and Ethics Exam (must be taken annually until passed to renew the ASW registration, and passed to receive a subsequent registration))For the ASW
  3. Log supervised clinical hoursMinimum 3,000 hours over a minimum of 104 supervised weeks, including …
  4. Earn the clinical license (LCSW)Independent clinical practice

California license tiers from its social work board · License pathway planner

Similar MSW Programs to Compare With UC Berkeley

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UC Berkeley MSW: Common Questions

Is UC Berkeley's MSW CSWE Accredited?

UC Berkeley's MSW is listed as accredited in the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) directory (September 2026). CSWE accredits the program, which covers every format the school offers it in.

Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online MSW?

No. UC Berkeley's MSW is offered on campus, according to its own pages.

Does UC Berkeley Offer Advanced Standing?

No. UC Berkeley's pages say the MSW has no advanced standing track.

How Much Does UC Berkeley's MSW Cost?

Master of Social Welfare (MSW): 2026-27 fee schedule, new student total per semester: $17,041.75 resident; $23,164.25 nonresident (includes professional degree supplemental tuition). Confirm current rates and fees with the school.

How Many Field Hours Does UC Berkeley's MSW Require?

Master of Social Welfare (MSW): 24 units of practicum education across two years of placement.

More MSW Programs in California

Sources

  1. socialwelfare.berkeley.edu: program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed September 30, 2026
  2. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), directory of accredited programs (September 2026)
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23
  4. California Board of Behavioral Sciences

Every program on this site was checked against the school's own website. Accreditation status comes only from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) directory, license rules from each state's social work board, and graduate counts from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Sponsored listings are labeled and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs