The Boston College School of Social Work prepares social work professionals with the knowledge, values, and skills needed to initiate and sustain change and provide visionary leadership within a framework that promotes individual dignity, respects diversity, and seeks distributive justice in the Jesuit tradition.
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Nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report (2024)— #1 in New England
Year founded by Walter McGuinn, S.J., and Dorothy L. Book
Social work alumni who have graduated from the ÇéÉ«¿Õ¼ä Master of Social Work program
PhD students at ÇéÉ«¿Õ¼äSSW—a close cohort with individual faculty mentorship
Countries of citizenship throughout Greater Boston, the United States, and countries across the globe
Mean publications per doctoral student, per year
Fields of practice
Optional certificates
Electives to choose from. The program consists of 12 required courses and 5 electives
Year LLI founded
LLI graduates
Events held annually
Year BLI founded
Courses fall under the BLI umbrella
Events held annually
Year the Global Practice Department was founded
Global Practice graduates
Total number of countries where ÇéÉ«¿Õ¼äSSW students have completed their Global Practice placements
Of graduates secured a job within one year of graduation
The average number of months to find a jobÌý
Of graduates are working in mental or behavioral health
Full-time faculty members
Adjunct faculty members
Faculty diversity
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