Wurzweiler Gives You Options
At Wurzweiler, we value flexibility. You can choose from a variety of nationally ranked social work graduate programs offered in different modalities. Learn new skills, advance your career, and make a greater impact.
Are you ready to live your purpose?
60+
Years of Educating
Top-Tier Social Workers
15:1
Student to
Teacher Ratio
100%
Fall 2025 MSW Students Who Requested a Scholarship without Outside Funding, Received One
Explore Our Top-Ranked Graduate Programs
Find the right social work program for you, including full-time, part-time, evening and weekend options to fit your busy life.
More Programs to Help You Make a Difference
NYC’s Most Flexible MSW
On Campus, Live Virtual,
or Fully Online
Full or Part-Time,
Evenings or Sundays
CSWE Accredited
Your MSW, Your Way
MSW + CASAC
MSW + Israel Block
MSW + Pathways
for YU Students
MSW + Certificates
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Faculty with Real Experiences and Real Impact
Our faculty are experts — practitioners, researchers, and policy makers —who keep Wurzweiler at the forefront of the field. Our students & alumni are the heart of Wurzweiler. Hear directly from them below.
Our Faculty
Gary L. Stein, JD, MSW
Gary L. Stein, JD, MSW, is a Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work – Yeshiva University, where has taught social policy, health care practice, palliative care, and health care ethics in the Master’s and Doctoral program since 2006.
Debbie Akerman, PhD
Expert in Clinical Practice, Domestic Violence, Group Work Practice, Haredi Communities, Substance Use/Addictions, and Trauma Informed Practice
Hanni B. Flaherty, LCSW, PhD
Expert in Clinical Practice, Research, Substance Use/Addictions, Trauma Informed Practice, Group Work Practice and School Social Work
Daniel Pollack, MSW, JD
Expert in Aging, Child Welfare, Domestic Violence, Social Work Law, and Social Work Policy
Michael Serrano, PhD, LCSW, CASAC 2
Dr. Serrano is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, overseeing the addiction course content, and has a wealth of experience working with people with Addictive Disorders.
Sari Beth Skolnik, PhD, LCSW, TEP
Expert in Clinical Practice, Creative Arts & Healing, Domestic Violence; Group Work Practice, and Trauma Informed Practice
Hear from our Students & Alumni
Karl Custer, MSW Alumnus
“I found an internationally-acclaimed university with staff who literally wrote the books that I will be studying. Wurzweiler for me was a very direct and current way to re-learn the whole systems of social work."
Allysha Bryant, MSW/PhD Student
“The faculty do so many things outside of just teaching — they consult on cases and do all these really wonderful powerful things that help to propel us forward as a nation."
Ashley Baglieri, LCSW-R, CASAC
"I was looking for an education that would elevate my social work skills clinically, academically, and administratively. The DSW program at Wurzweiler is just that!"
Alumni Prove the Value of a Wurzweiler Degree
Here are just a few of the agencies, institutions, and organizations where our graduates have found work:
