At BCSSW, the community is your second classroom. Our students complete more than 300,000 field placement hours every year, engaging in direct social work practice in public schools, medical centers, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

Learn from seasoned practitioners. Many of our faculty have established careers as social workers, public health professionals, neuroscientists, and nonprofit directors, which means you'll benefit from their decades of experience and up-to-date knowledge of research and trends. 

From the Boston Public Schools to United Way, we partner with more than 1,000 agencies across the region to help you gain the practical experience you need to excel in the career of your choice.

Our faculty are leading researchers and scholars in an array of subject areas, contributing regularly to national and international conversations around issues like childhood trauma, productive aging, and global migration.

Our innovative research centers, programs, and labs encourage faculty and students to analyze emerging trends and use their findings to propose solutions and inform future studies. In 2021, we provided 51 paid graduate research positions.

We’re the only social work school in New England with its own library—connecting you to 20,000 books, a robust collection of e-books, major journals, and databases, as well as four dedicated research librarians.