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Department of Social Work College of Health and Human Services George Mason University

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  • Fairfax, VA
    location
  • Public
    type
  • Suburban
    setting
  • 91%9%
    student ratio
  • 167
    total students
  • $8,750 | $24,092
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • January 15
    fall application deadline
  • 70%
    acceptance rate
  • 1 Degree
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Master of Social Work (MSW)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 50
    • Doctoral Degrees Not reported
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? Not reported
    • Evening/weekend programs available? Not reported
    • Distance learning programs available? Not reported
    • Terminal master's degree available? Not reported
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Not reported
    • Doctoral Degrees Not reported
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

70% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied251
    • Accepted178
    • Acceptance Rate70%
    • Enrolled95
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $65
    • Application Fee - International $80
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline January 15th Not Reported Yes
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's Degrees2 official transcripts; expanded goals statement; resume; bachelor's degree with minimum GPA of 3.0; 30 undergraduate credits in liberal arts with English composition; history or government, social sciences and statistics; 3 letters of recommendation
    • Doctoral's DegreesNot Reported
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 575 paper based, TOEFL iBT, IELTS required, Pearson Test of English

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$8,750
    • Out-of-state tuition *$24,092
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year fees$2,514.00
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 1
    • Types of financial support availableResearch Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Career or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships, health care benefits (full-time research or teaching assistantship recipients)

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students167
    • Female Percentage91%
    • Male Percentage9%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students167
    • Part-time Percentage18%
    • Full-time Percentage82%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino5%
    • Black / African American20%
    • White / Caucasian57%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian4%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races1%
    • Unknown13%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty47
    • Full-time Percentage32%
    • Part-time Percentage68%
    • Female Percentage85%
    • Male Percentage15%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchSocial work methods, child welfare, social work ethics, field education, supervision
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$67,438

Location & Contact

Department of Social Work

College of Health and Human Services
George Mason University

MSN 1FB
Fairfax, VA 22030
United States

Cathleen Lewandowski

Chair

Phone: 703-993-7017
Fax: 703-993-2193
Email: clewando@gmu.edu

Nimao Abdi

Administrative Support Specialist, Master's Program in Social Work

Phone: 703-993-4247
Fax: 703-993-2193
Email: nabdi1@gmu.edu

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