Transparency · October 2026
Census Verification Log
How each of the 4 Utah MSW programs earned its place in this census: the accreditation evidence, the credit sources, and the delivery sources — program by program.
Per-program verification log
Each of the 4 verified Utah MSW programs, with what was verified and from what kind of source. Full source links appear on each program profile. Verification completed October 2026.
| Program | Accreditation evidence | Credit totals | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | Accredited University of Utah College of Social Work — official MSW program handbook documenting the … | Two-year (regular standing): 60 cr Advanced standing: 45 cr | Campus (Salt Lake City) Online (fully online option) Hybrid |
| Utah State | Accredited Utah State University School of Social Work — MSW program options pages documenting the CS… | Two-year full-time: 60 cr | Campus (Logan and statewide campuses) |
| Utah Valley | Accredited Utah Valley University — university news (2021): the MSW program received full CSWE accred… | Regular standing: 57 cr Advanced standing: 38 cr | Hybrid (weekly Friday in-person + asynchronous online) |
| BYU | Accredited Brigham Young University School of Social Work — MSW field manual documenting the CSWE-acc… | Regular standing: 60 cr | Campus (Provo) |
| Reading the log: "n/a" in the credit column means the track exists but its total was not confirmed — the program is in the census, but the count is labeled, not guessed. No tuition column appears because no Utah program publishes a program-level rate. | |||
Notable verification findings
- Utah Valley University: full CSWE accreditation retroactive to 2017, announced by the university in 2021 — the census's newest fully accredited program by retroactive date.
- Utah State University: the 60-credit two-year full-time track and 900 field hours are confirmed; the one-year advanced standing option's credit total was not confirmed in current primary sources.
- Brigham Young University: no advanced standing track is published by the school — the census records the 60-credit regular standing track only.
- University of Utah: the only census program confirming all three delivery modes — campus, fully online, and hybrid — per the college's MSW program materials.
What "verified" means here
Verified means: the program exists, its CSWE status was confirmed against the CSWE directory or university-published evidence, and every number shown traces to an official university publication linked from the program profile. It does not mean we audited classrooms or outcomes.
The census is re-verified against primary sources for each annual edition. Between editions, universities may change rates, credit totals, or formats — confirm current details with the program before applying.