Los Angeles, California

UCLA MSW Programs

University of California-Los Angeles

CSWE-accreditedUCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Department of Social WelfarePublic

What MSW Options Does UCLA Offer?

UCLA offers an MSW, offered on campus. It is CSWE-accredited. Published tuition: 2026-2027 annual fees for the Social Welfare MSW: $32,279.19 California residents, $45,205.19 nonresidents (includes $13,722 tuition, Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition of $9,051 resident or $9,732 nonresident, $12,245 Nonresident Supplemental Tuition for nonresidents, and waivable UC Student Health Insurance of $7,516.98).

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The UCLA MSW

Specializations named on UCLA's pages: Child and Family Well-Being, Health and Mental Health and Social and Economic Justice.

Admissions, Structure and Cost at UCLA

ProgramAdvanced standingField educationGREPublished tuition
Master of Social Welfare (MSW)Starts: Fall2026-2027 annual fees for the Social Welfare MSW: $32,279.19 California residents, $45,205.19 nonresidents (includes $13,722 tuition, Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition of $9,051 resident or $9,732 nonresident, $12,245 Nonresident Supplemental Tuition for nonresidents, and waivable UC Student Health Insurance of $7,516.98)

From UCLA'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 UCLA Compares

Its MSW requires 91 credits, against a national median of 60. It awarded 93 MSWs in 2022-23 (IPEDS), 15th of 25 in California and 105th of 309 nationally among schools on this site.

UCLACalifornia medianU.S. median
Credits916060

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 UCLA

Certificates at UCLA

  • Post-MSW School Social Work Credentials (PPS)

Other Social Work Degrees at UCLA

Is UCLA's MSW CSWE Accredited?

UCLA'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 UCLA awarded 93 MSWs in 2022-23.

From UCLA'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 UCLA

MSW programs at other CSWE-accredited schools:

UCLA MSW: Common Questions

Is UCLA's MSW CSWE Accredited?

UCLA'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 UCLA Offer an Online MSW?

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

How Much Does UCLA's MSW Cost?

Master of Social Welfare (MSW): 2026-2027 annual fees for the Social Welfare MSW: $32,279.19 California residents, $45,205.19 nonresidents (includes $13,722 tuition, Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition of $9,051 resident or $9,732 nonresident, $12,245 Nonresident Supplemental Tuition for nonresidents, and waivable UC Student Health Insurance of $7,516.98). Confirm current rates and fees with the school.

More MSW Programs in California

Sources

  1. luskin.ucla.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