Study Social Work in Europe

529 programmes in social work at 170 universities in Europe are open to international students; 83% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 10,222 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 1,430 USD and 24,232 USD.

Data as of August 28, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD

Social Work programmes

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Programme University Country Degree Tuition / yr
Master in Social Integration MA Eötvös Loránd University Hungary Master's 5,800 USD
Master in Duales Studium Soziale Arbeit Bonn CBS International Business School Germany Master's 6,210 USD
Master in Asye Consolidation Of Practice London Metropolitan University United Kingdom Master's 25,252 USD
Bachelor i Sosialt Arbeid University of Agder Norway Bachelor's 5,051 USD
Master in MA in International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) Germany Master's —
Bachelor in Educación Social University of Valladolid Spain Bachelor's 792 USD
Bachelor in BUT - Carrières sociales Parcours animation sociale et socioculturelle IUT de l'Université de Lille - site de Tourcoing France Bachelor's 208 USD
Master in BUT - Carrières sociales Parcours animation sociale et socioculturelle IUT de Paris - Rives de Seine - Université Paris Cité France Master's 292 USD
Master Intervention Et Developpement Social Université Bretagne Sud France Master's 292 USD
Master in Duales Studium Soziale Arbeit Rheine CBS International Business School Germany Master's 6,210 USD
Master in Duales Studium Soziale Arbeit Rostock CBS International Business School Germany Master's 6,210 USD
Master in Short Courses For Social Work Practitioners USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten Finland Master's 727 USD
Bachelor in Licence professionnelle – Intervention sociale : accompagnement de publics spécifiques Université de La Réunion - Saint Denis France Bachelor's 6,168 USD
Bachelor in Educación Social Complutense University of Madrid Spain Bachelor's 1,186 USD
Bachelor in Educación Social University of Valladolid Spain Bachelor's 792 USD
Bachelor in BUT - Carrières sociales Parcours animation sociale et socioculturelle - en apprentissage IUT de Paris - Rives de Seine - Université Paris Cité France Bachelor's 208 USD
Master Sciences Sociales — Intervention sociale Université de Strasbourg France Master's 292 USD
Bachelor in Social Work Libera Università di BOLZANO Italy Bachelor's 1,402 USD
Master in Social, Work and Organizational Psychology Università degli Studi di Palermo Italy Master's 345 USD
Master in MSc Advanced Social Work Practice University of Hertfordshire United Kingdom Master's 1,290 USD
Master in Studenten Aan Het Woord UCLL University of Applied Sciences Belgium Master's 10,648 USD
Bachelor in Social Work Teesside University, Middlesbrough United Kingdom Bachelor's 20,475 USD
Bachelor in Social Work Wrexham Glyndwr University United Kingdom Bachelor's 16,038 USD
Bachelor in Social Work with Year Abroad University of Birmingham, England United Kingdom Bachelor's 28,664 USD

Social Work in Europe by degree level

Degree Programmes 25th percentile Median tuition / yr 75th percentile
Bachelor's 183 5,140 USD 20,000 USD 24,023 USD
Master's 242 1,430 USD 10,222 USD 24,232 USD
PhD 10 27,763 USD 30,686 USD 33,786 USD

Tuition figures use the yearly price each university publishes for international students, converted to USD; medians only publish where at least 5 priced programmes exist.

Universities for social work in Europe

Study Social Work in Europe: common questions

How many social work programmes are there in Europe?
529 social work programmes at 170 universities in Europe are open to international students, as of August 28, 2026.
How much does a social work degree in Europe cost?
The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in social work in Europe is 10,222 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 1,430 USD and 24,232 USD per year.
Can I study social work in Europe in English?
Yes — 83% of the social work programmes in Europe in our catalogue are taught in English (439 of 529).
Are any of these social work programmes available online?
5 of the 529 programmes in Europe are delivered online or by distance learning.

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