Recommendations for least expensive online MSW?

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https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/progr...l_work.php
Tuition (Other Canadian students):
MSW: $826-$1,707/semester

Tuition (International students):
MSW: $1,074-$2,218/semester

Canadian schools are high on my interest list. Low tuition, excellent curriculum, and there's an articulation agreement between CSWE and its  Canadian equivalent  that guarantees acceptance of Canadian degrees as though they were CSWE accredited.


Memorial has been on my radar for quite a while. By all accounts, it is an *excellent* program. And I would not mind a couple of 10 day trips to Newfoundland as required by their program.

BUT... the last I checked, they seem to only take students with a BSW, and require 2 years work in the field as a BSW before they will consider you.

Several of the other Canadian social work programs I checked said they did not accept students who are not living in Canada, because of some problem with the practicum portion of the program.  This seems like an eminently solvable problem... help me understand how someone who lives in Vancouver and attends an online program in Toronto is better off than someone who lives in Buffalo and attends the same Toronto online program... but I'm not sure if there is any flexibility.  Nor am I sure if this restriction applies to all Canadian MSW programs. 

I guess it's just a bunch of emails and calls to get the answer.

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I currently reside in Europe, but I've once inquired about 100% online degrees in India. At the time (this was around 2019), a two-year Master of Social Work at Assam Don Bosco University had a $6,000 USD approximate total price tag. It could be done in totally online format. However, you could potentially face some issues with recognition in the U.S. You'd have to inquire about the possible treatment of foreign 100% online social work degrees. It may not be an option, if you really need the CSWE accreditation in your state. However, you can check the link here;

https://www.dbuniversity.ac.in/dbuglobal/Online-MSW.php

I believe that there was someone on the sister board (degreeinfo), who completed one of the Assam Don Bosco University business programs (with fully online exams) at an even cheaper rate.

For something closer to home with comparable accreditation standards, you can also check out Canadian programs;

https://online.wlu.ca/master-social-work

This is super helpful.  I found a wonderful looking all-online program at Indira Gandhi University in India, which accepts international students but... alas... not from the US, because they do not have an office here.  I will look into Assam Don Bosco.

It's best to give the universities a call. I think I read on WLU that you can take the practicum in your hometown.  The "2 years full time" work experience is an (annoying) obstacle, but 1 or 2 schools mentioned volunteer experience as well.