121 PhD programmes in Social Policy

The Education Policy Ph.D. program at the University of Pennsylvania equips graduates with the knowledge and methodological tools to use, understand, and conduct research on the pressing educational issues of the day.

Welcome and thank you for your interest in The University of Vermont's Ed.D. (Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) program. 

The Human Development and Social Policy program at Northwestern University studies how public policy affects human development and well-being, how research on human development across the life span informs policy, and how people affect policy.

Health Policy is an interdisciplinary field that investigates how health policy is made, what it is, what it might become, and its impact. The implementation of Health Policy within a society requires an evidence-base, coupled with an explicit strategy and process to achieve specific health care objectives. This degree is offered at McMaster University.

The Social Welfare PhD program at the University of Pennsylvania is offered as an interdisciplinary degree through a Graduate Group that includes the faculty of SP2 along with faculty with interest in social welfare from other departments and schools

The doctoral concentration in Inclusive Leadership for Social Justice from Fielding Graduate University is designed to develop more inclusive scholar-leaders who are knowledgeable about and sensitive to the complex ways that power and injustice manifest in organizations and communities in order to co-create a more just society.

Welcome! The University of Vermont's Ph.D. program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies is a multidisciplinary program that seeks to examine complex educational and social problems through the integration of multiple theoretical, methodological, and disciplinary lenses.

With an emphasis on student-faculty mentoring and applied learning, our Education Policy Ph.D. program at University of Virginia prepares graduates to directly impact educational policy through careers in academia or research organizations.

The Department of Social Policy and Intervention at University of Oxford offers a DPhil in Social Policy and welcomes students from across the world. Research students are an important part of the department’s community, and you will be fully involved and immersed in the life of the department.

The Educational Leadership and Policy Studies - Leadership for Learning program (Ed.D.) at the University of Washington is dedicated to producing innovative, equity-focused leaders who have the ability to transform educational systems to help realize ambitious learning goals for all students.

The PhD in Education - Higher Education Leadership and Policy (Self-Designed) program from Walden University offers educators and administrators the opportunity to grow as scholars and innovators in higher education. Benefit from access to distinguished faculty members and student support services. 

The PhD in Health Services Research and Health Policy is offered through Emory University’s Laney Graduate School.

The PhD in Criminology and Social Justice at Ontario Tech University combines disciplinary and specialized study in Criminology, study in qualitative research methods and statistics, and applied learning experiences to prepare students to work in a variety of settings.

The Social Policy program from Princeton University is designed to appeal to students who want to pursue academic careers in a traditional discipline but who see themselves as committed to the study of social issues of public importance.

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.

The Social Policy and Criminology discipline at The Open University UK has interests in the research field of Children and Young People and is engaged in a number of lived experience, social policy and welfare-related research projects.

This interdisciplinary Health Policy and Health Economics programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science covers the choice, design, analysis and evaluation of health and social care policies, institutions and practice.

One of the core values held by the University of New York in Prague is excellence in research. Offered at their partner, New York College Athens, in coordination with the University of Bolton, students will be able to earn their Ph.D. in Sport Sociology and Policy.

Taking your research in social policy to the next level. Research in Social Work and Social Policy at University of Chichester makes a fundamental contribution to social justice and building inclusive societies. 

Now more than ever, economics is grappling with the meanings of progress and what the economy and policy are aiming for. This Economics of Health, Social Policy and Wellbeing research group offers a PhD programme at The Open University UK.