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Higher Education/Non-Profit Leadership

Session: Perspectives on MSW Degree Value and Social Impact

Master's Degree in Social Work’s Financial Value: An Intersectional and Marxist Perspective

Friday, October 25, 2024
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 2502B
This conceptual paper discusses educational accessibility and the financial commitments of completing a Master’s in Social Work degree. Through a Marxist lens, loss of wages, unpaid internships, and rising costs of tuition are explored. In addition, intersectionality and racial capitalism are used to highlight financial inequitabilities among prospective students.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will examine the financial challenges faced by students pursuing a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree, with a particular focus on barriers to inclusivity within the education system.
  2. Participants will gain an understanding of Marxist theory and how it relates to return on investment in professional degree programs, specifically graduate social work degree programs.
  3. Participants will gain insight into ways of addressing economic barriers and promoting inclusivity in MSW programs through recognizing the matrix of discrimination and oppression faced by students with intersecting marginalized identities.