154 Full-time PhD programmes in Social Work

Studying for the Social Work and Social Care program offered by Swansea University will give you the opportunity to pursue your particular research interest relating to your academic or professional ambitions.

The Department of Social Work at the University of Gothenburg studies social problems, their causes and consequences for individuals, groups, and societies.

Research carried out in the thematic, multidisciplinary Social Sciences doctoral programme from University of Lapland approaches research questions from the viewpoints of different academic disciplines.

The College of Social Work Doctoral Program at Florida State University offers a Ph.D. with an emphasis in research methods and teaching. 

Welcome to Carleton’s School of Social Work PhD Program.  This Social Work program at Carleton University provides you with an opportunity to advance your research and teaching skills while digging more deeply into a topic that interests you.  Through writing a dissertation, you can make an original contribution to social work knowledge.

The Social Work and Social Care programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University enables researchers to deepen their expertise and develop advanced research and practical skills in social care, social work, and social justice-focused fields.

The mission of the Social Welfare degree at University of Wisconsin Madison is to enhance human well-being and promote social and economic justice for people who are disadvantaged to achieve an equitable, healthy, and productive society.

Social Work at University of Kwazulu Natal is concerned with improving the quality of life of people and the promotion of peace, human rights, equality, and social justice at local, regional, national, and international levels

This cross-university Carers and Caring research group at The Open University UK was established in light of the growth in recognition of carers, their needs and the importance of supporting them.

The mission of the Social Work program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia reflects the University of Missouri’s tightly interlocked missions.

The University of Cologne offers a doctoral programme in Social Sciences consisting of a set of core courses that are supplemented by a wide range of elective courses, including ones from the economics and management programmes.

This Social Work programme at The University of Manchester gives students the opportunity to work with internationally renowned scholars engaged in innovative research that will make a difference in people's lives and in health and social care.

The Social Work and Social Policy program at Trinity College Dublin  is both challenging and rewarding. It is a chance to make new discoveries about the world - and about yourself. The outcome of postgraduate research is not just the product (the thesis that is produced); it is also about the process of research training that you undergo.  

The College of Social Work offers the Doctor of Social Work degree (DSW). The College of Social Work DSW program is designed for MSSW/MSW graduates with significant clinical social work practice experience interested in earning an advanced clinical degree in social work. The Social Work program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

At the University of Utah, we offer our graduate students a phd program degree in Social Work. Join us! 

At the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Social Work. 

The Social Work programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced research expertise in social welfare, wellbeing, social justice, and community-focused practice, enabling students to investigate complex social challenges through multidisciplinary research that informs policy, services, and professional practice.

The School of Social Work at the University of Windsor is a dynamic and progressive leader in social work education. The school‘s location on an international border is geographically unique, creating research and leadership opportunities within a broad North American context.

The objective of the Social Work PhD program at the University of Ottawa is to train high-calibre researchers or professionals, to provide them with tools to analyze the articulation of the dimensions of micro- and macro intervention practices in social work, and to significantly contribute to the renewal of these practices.

Death, Dying and Bereavement has been a major research and teaching theme in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care at The Open University UK for over 20 years.