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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Social Work

88 U.S. colleges and universities offer Social Work at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 105 Associate 165 Bachelor 604 Master 360 PhD 88 Professional 15

Most schools offering it: Ohio (63), Texas (53), Pennsylvania (47), California (40), Illinois (38), New York (37)

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TUL
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 68 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
13,310
Retention
93%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
4,625
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USC
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 67 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CU
Private for-profit

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Social Work: 56 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
47,761
Retention
42%
Programs
106
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BU
Private nonprofit

Barry University

Miami, FL

Social Work: 39 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
6,825
Retention
63%
Programs
93
Awards 2024-25
1,720
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WU
Private for-profit

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

Social Work: 35 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
49,441
Retention
0%
Programs
75
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Social Work: 30 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CBU
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 26 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,902
Retention
74%
Programs
116
Awards 2024-25
3,244
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RUB
Public

Social Work: 23 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UT
Public

Social Work: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
38,728
Retention
92%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
9,900
CampusOnlineHybrid
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AU
Private nonprofit

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Social Work: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
7,603
Retention
83%
Programs
110
Awards 2024-25
2,229
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UST
Private nonprofit

University of St Thomas

Saint Paul, MN

Social Work: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,410
Retention
88%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
2,572
CampusOnlineHybrid
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Social Work: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
6,965
Retention
92%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
2,873
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SC
Private nonprofit

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Social Work: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
2,857
Retention
94%
Programs
56
Awards 2024-25
871
CampusHybrid
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Social Work: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WUS
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
CampusOnlineHybrid
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OLL
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
1,968
Retention
63%
Programs
50
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Social Work: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,846
Retention
89%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
9,584
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CWR
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
12,475
Retention
92%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
3,529
CampusOnlineHybrid
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AGM
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
8,378
Retention
70%
Programs
65
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Social Work: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
CampusOnlineHybrid
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