Why Social Work?
There has never been a better time, or a greater need, for professionals educated in Social Work.
# 1
The highest-ranked MSW program in Iowa
according to U.S.News & World Report
# 9
National ranking among online MSW programs
College Consensus ranked us #9 on their list of the 25 Best Online Master's In Social Work (MSW) Programs in 2021!
94 %
pass the licensure test on first try
On average, 94% of our MSW students who take the Social Work Licensure test pass on their first try! (Compared to a North American pass rate of 74% in 2020)
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Learning Centers across Iowa
Scroll down to learn more about our programs in Iowa City, Des Moines, Sioux City, the Quad Cities, and Online

Our Learning Centers

Iowa City
Iowa's Center for Intellectuals, Artists, Scientists Philosophers and Activists is the the central campus for The University of Iowa, in Iowa City, It has made many top ten lists of great places to, live, work, do business and retire.

Des Moines
Des Moines is geographically the heart of Iowa and of our nation--the state capital, offering an urban environment focused on the well being of the entire state in a culture that exemplifies typical Midwest friendliness.

Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is actually a group of five cities bridging the Mississippi River on the Iowa-Illinois boundary. The largest of these cities, Davenport and Bettendorf (in Iowa) and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline (in Illinois), are the center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which has a population of almost 400,000.

Sioux City
Sioux City and the surrounding areas of northwestern Iowa, northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota are sometimes referred to as Siouxland. Our part time, 3 year MSW program, based at Briar Cliff University is preparing for its fifth cohort of graduate students.

Online
This cohort-model program strives to build strong connection and engagement by keeping class sizes small, creating learning communities of students living in similar geographic regions and matching these communities with a local mentor. Students meet with their learning communities twice each year and with all students in the summer at the Summer Institute, held at the University of Iowa main campus in Iowa City, Iowa.