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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 49–72 of 88 schools

PSU
Public

Social Work: 4 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
19,951
Retention
76%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
5,535
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UH
Public

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
47,980
Retention
87%
Programs
153
Awards 2024-25
11,831
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UG
Public

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UIC
Public

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
33,906
Retention
80%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
8,564
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VCU
Public

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,464
Retention
85%
Programs
167
Awards 2024-25
7,324
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,449
Retention
87%
Programs
148
Awards 2024-25
6,185
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UHM
Public

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
20,028
Retention
81%
Programs
134
Awards 2024-25
4,836
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SLU
Private nonprofit

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,059
Retention
88%
Programs
175
Awards 2024-25
4,782
CampusOnlineHybrid
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AU
Private nonprofit

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
5,923
Retention
77%
Programs
49
Awards 2024-25
2,196
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WU
Private nonprofit

Widener University

Chester, PA

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,713
Retention
78%
Programs
117
Awards 2024-25
1,550
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CAU
Private nonprofit

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
4,252
Retention
71%
Programs
43
Awards 2024-25
792
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Social Work: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
1,553
Retention
64%
Programs
45
Awards 2024-25
581
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Social Work: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
CampusOnlineHybrid
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USF
Public

Social Work: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
49,622
Retention
91%
Programs
168
Awards 2024-25
14,503
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FSU
Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Social Work: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,889
Retention
96%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
14,293
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WSU
Public

Social Work: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,803
Retention
83%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
6,417
CampusOnlineHybrid
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