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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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Showing 25–48 of 88 schools

FIU
Public

Social Work: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
54,723
Retention
92%
Programs
146
Awards 2024-25
15,174
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UA
Public

Social Work: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,560
Retention
83%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
4,989
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BC
Private nonprofit

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Social Work: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,432
Retention
96%
Programs
108
Awards 2024-25
4,500
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MSU
Public

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Social Work: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
10,739
Retention
73%
Programs
90
Awards 2024-25
1,518
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CUA
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,243
Retention
87%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
1,303
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Social Work: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
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BU
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
20,626
Retention
91%
Programs
150
Awards 2024-25
6,853
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Social Work: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
20,276
Retention
77%
Programs
140
Awards 2024-25
4,829
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FU
Private nonprofit

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Social Work: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,150
Retention
89%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,217
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UD
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
12,813
Retention
89%
Programs
167
Awards 2024-25
4,720
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LLU
Private nonprofit

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Social Work: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
4,210
Programs
98
Awards 2024-25
1,415
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UW
Public

Social Work: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Social Work: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Social Work: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

Social Work: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,543
Retention
93%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
11,747
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UL
Public

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Social Work: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,065
Retention
81%
Programs
152
Awards 2024-25
5,669
CampusOnlineHybrid
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