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Our dedicated Career Services staff is committed to your success. They help you explore promising opportunities, connect with potential employers, polish resumes, and more. Additionally, professors provide support as faculty mentors and work collaboratively with students.

Job Database

BCSSW Career Services for Current Students

Email Career Services

12 Tips to Land the Job You Want

Q&A with Career Services

This Book will Help you Land your Ideal Job

MSW Licensure By State

Licensure Disclosure: Licensure requirements may differ by state. Provided below is state-specific licensure information to assist you.

State	State Licensing Board Website
Alabama	https://socialwork.alabama.gov/
Alaska	https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/SocialWorkExaminers.aspx
Arizona	https://www.azbbhe.us/
Arkansas	https://www.arkansas.gov/swlb/
California	https://www.bbs.ca.gov/
Colorado	https://dora.colorado.gov/
Connecticut	https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Socialworker/Social-Work-Licensure
District of Columbia	https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/social-work-licensing
Delaware	https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/socialworkers/newlicense/
Florida	https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/
Georgia	https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/43
Hawaii	https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/socialworker/
Idaho	https://dopl.idaho.gov/DOPLPortal/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=SWO
Illinois	https://www.idfpr.com/profs/SocialWorker.asp
Indiana	https://www.in.gov/pla/3030.htm
Iowa	https://idph.iowa.gov/licensure/iowa-board-of-social-work
Kansas	https://www.ksbsrb.ks.gov/
Kentucky	https://bsw.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx
Louisiana	https://www.labswe.org/
Maine	https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/social_workers/
Maryland	https://health.maryland.gov/bswe/Pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts	https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-social-workers
Michigan	https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_27554---,00.html
Minnesota	https://mn.gov/boards/social-work/licensees/
Mississippi	https://www.swmft.ms.gov/
Missouri	https://pr.mo.gov/socialworkers.asp
Montana	http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/bbh
Nebraska	http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/pages/mental-health-and-social-work-practice.aspx
Nevada	http://socwork.nv.gov/
New Hampshire	https://www.oplc.nh.gov/mental-health/
New Jersey	https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/sw
New Mexico	http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Social_Work.aspx
New York	http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/sw/
North Carolina	https://www.ncswboard.org/
North Dakota	https://www.ndbswe.com/
Ohio	https://cswmft.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/cswmft/
Oklahoma	https://www.ok.gov/socialworkers/
Oregon	https://www.oregon.gov/blsw/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania	https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/SocialWorkersMarriageanFamilyTherapistsandProfessionalCounselors/Pages/Social-Workers-Guide.aspx
Rhode Island	https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=245
South Carolina	https://llr.sc.gov/sw/
South Dakota	https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/socialwork/social.aspx
Tennessee	https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/sw-board.html
Texas	https://www.bhec.texas.gov/texas-state-board-of-social-worker-examiners/applying-for-a-license/index.html
Utah	https://dopl.utah.gov/soc/index.html
Vermont	https://sos.vermont.gov/social-workers/
Virginia	https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/social/
Washington	https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/SocialWorker/ApplicationsandForms
West Virginia	https://www.wvsocialworkboard.org/
Wisconsin	https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/SocialWorker/Default.aspx
Wyoming	https://mentalhealth.wyo.gov/

MSW Career Outcomes (Class of 2023)

98%

Students employed within one year of graduation

68%

Starting salaries above $60,000

Months average length of job search

PhD Outcomes

100%

Employment within 1 year of graduation

Where Our Graduates Work

MSW Graduates

Boston Medical Center

Catholic Charities of Arkansas

Catholic Relief Services

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

The Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project

The Home for Little Wanderers

Jesuit Refugee Service

Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Massachusetts General Hospital

PhD Graduates

Alberto Hurtado University in Chile

Boston Children’s Hospital

Brown University

Harvard University

MIT AgeLab

The Ohio State University

Umeå University, Sweden (2021)

Universidad Loyola del Pacífico

University of Maryland

University of Pittsburgh

Conference Travel & Professional Development

All doctoral students are eligible to be reimbursed up to $1,000 annually for expenses related to conference travel when presenting a paper or poster. With prior approval, these funds may also be used to attend specialized trainings. To further assist with professional development, the school provides business cards for all doctoral candidates.

Alumni News

BCSSW’s Alumni Mentoring Program offers guidance, connection, and lasting support

The program is built on a simple idea: social workers grow stronger when they grow together. The deadline to apply for the 2025-2026 academic year is August. 1.

Humanitarian crises are growing. BCSSW students, faculty, and staff are rising to meet these challenges

For nearly 20 years, those involved in BCSSW’s Global Practice program have stepped up to tackle extraordinary obstacles that transcend national boundaries.

Students, supervisors share inspirational stories at 42nd annual Mary Mason Field Instructor Appreciation Breakfast

The event, named after the longest-serving field director at BCSSW, honored the bonds that students and supervisors forged over the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Join a Global Alumni Network

Support extends beyond graduation: You can leverage career services for life and benefit from connections to 9,032 BCSSW alumni and the more than 180,000 strong Boston College alumni network.

BC Alumni & Friends

Annual Career Services Events

Career Panels

Offered throughout the academic year, alumni career panels allow for a greater understanding of the variety of MSW career options and an opportunity to develop your career network.

Recruitment Fair

This annual event brings 45+ hiring employers to campus. It is open to BCSSW students and alumni, master’s students in counseling, and undergrads interested in social service positions.

Networking

Sponsored by the BCSSW Alumni Association, this annual event connects students and alums in a casual meet-and-greet format. It provides career exploration conversations and networking opportunities.

Mock Interviews

BCSSW students are given the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills with alumni volunteers in 45-minute virtual mock interviews to help as they prepare for their job search.

Career Day

Kick-off event for the final semester for MSWs; hear from recent grads about their transition and get an overview of the job search process and the resources available to support you.

Alumni Mentoring

BCSSW is committed to your lifelong career development through our Alumni Mentoring program, continuing education training, and lifelong access to Career Services.

Meet the Director of Career Services

Mock interviews, recruitment fairs, workshops—Cindy Snell facilitates the lifecycle of career development. As Director of Career Services and Alumni Relations, she oversees a range of career offerings for both MSW graduate students and alumni.

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