Wurzweiler students come from over 60 countries including Israel, Eastern Europe, Africa. Many are working people who have to balance the demands of school, work, and family. Our individual attention and flexible programming helps them succeed.

Wurzweiler is "methods based" and offers concentrations in Social Casework, Social Group Work, and Community Social Work.

Field placement agencies are selected for their diversity, quality of service to the community, opportunities for learning, expertise of supervisors, and eagerness to collaborate with the School to create challenging educational venture for our students.

Wurzweiler School of Social Work was established 50 years ago. Since then over 6000 students have received master's degrees, and over 150 doctorates have been awarded.

Our graduates are therapists, managers, administrators, researchers, professors of social work, college deans and legislators.

They are employed in every sector of social services,fromneighborhood agencies to federal government.

We take pride in the contributions our alumni have made to improving the lives of vulnerable populations throughout the world.

Wurzweiler's unique nature stems from an historic emphasis on values and ethics, its respect for ethnicity, and its recognition of the importance of religious beliefs and spirituality.