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Change Lives with a Bridgewater Degree
Flexible Programs to Advance Your Career and Community Impact
At Bridgewater State University, you’ll gain the skills and experience you need to meet your career goals, and you’ll have our full support from application to graduation. You'll learn from expert faculty and have the ability to partake in leading research in our world-class facilities.
Your success is our priority. In our social work and clinical mental health counseling programs, you may choose full-time or part-time course schedules, including in-person, online and hybrid classes. As you pursue your master's degree, you'll gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to advance your career and step into leadership roles. Our programs include:
- Master’s in Social Work (MSW)
- Master’s in Mental Health Counseling
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Do a World of Good with a Social Work Degree
Our Master's in Social Work (MSW) has been ranked by U.S. News as one of the top MSW programs in the United States. You’ll have unmatched support from expert faculty, and with a choice of four program options, you’ll delve into policy and research and do extensive fieldwork that gives you hands-on experience. We offer four program options, including part-time and full-time programs and a Saturday Hybrid Program to accommodate working professionals. You'll learn from industry experts and partake in fieldwork to prepare you exceptionally well for a career in social work and related fields.
Make a Positive Impact with a Counseling Degree
Our Master’s in Mental Health Counseling will prepare you for the licensure process and a rewarding career with hands-on experience and industry-relevant coursework. Most courses are taught in the evenings, and you’ll be able to complete your degree in as little as two years. You’ll learn in small, personalized classes guided by faculty who are licensed counselors with experience in a wide range of fields. You’ll receive real-time feedback on your clinical skills as you work in our new, on-campus counselor education lab and partake in multiple fieldwork and internship opportunities.
“What I enjoyed most about being here is the community. Yes, we have opportunities to build community in different departments and I have taken advantage of those opportunities, but something about the Master of Social Work community was quite amazing. And they made sure that education didn't just stay in the classroom. The internships that were chosen, fit my interest and also gave me more learning opportunities.”
Experience the Bridgewater Difference
Graduate Assistantships
To help you make your degree more affordable and provide professional development opportunities, we offer a wide variety of competitive Graduate Assistantships. You can choose from academic, administrative or Graduate Research Assistantships and receive tuition and fee remission from your work.
Academic Support Services
We want you to have all the support you need while you complete your degree, so we offer dedicated graduate writing support and quantitative support for all programs. To help you get to know Bridgewater, we also offer two no-cost courses on navigating the graduate experience and graduate writing that are open to our current and prospective students.
$1 Million Research Fund
Thanks to our David B. Jenkins Graduate Research Initiative Endowed Fund, we have a million-dollar fund for students to pursue research. This allows our students to conduct research in their area of interest with a wide range of support from Bridgewater. Whatever area you're interested in, we’ll be there to help you make your goals a reality.
High-Quality Graduate Experience
A Bridgewater degree will help you supercharge your career and open up a world of possibilities. We’ll help you build upon your undergraduate education and professional experience to ensure you have what you need to meet your goals. You can be confident in the education you receive, as we are fully accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and many of our programs have additional certifications.
We offer more than 100 graduate degree, licensure, certificate and specialist programs, in full-time or part-time formats, to help you develop your skills and take your career to the next level. Our research-based programs value project-based learning that will give you the hands-on experience you need to advance your education and build your leadership skills. You’ll learn from expert faculty with dedicated support from our graduate studies team, ensuring you have a high-quality, personalized experience.
Fund Your Graduate Degree
We are dedicated to ensuring your graduate education remains affordable. Our education is an exceptional value with the same tuition for in-state and out-of-state students. We also offer a variety of financial aid assistance, including assistantships, grants, loans and scholarships. Our financial aid counselors are ready to answer any questions and help you with the aid process at any point in your Bridgewater journey.
When you partake in one of our competitive academic, administrative or research assistantships, you will receive tuition and fee remission that values between $10,000-$17,500. In addition to receiving this financial benefit, you’ll have the opportunity to work within your department of study, enhancing your skills and forming valuable relationships to kick-start your future career.
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Apply now to advance your life and experience what a Bridgewater education can do for your future.
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- The ability to apply for funding opportunities, such as Graduate Assistantships, Graduate Fellowships, financial aid and scholarships.
- Priority admissions decisions for programs with rolling deadlines
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