Overview

Students engage with our diverse, dedicated and growing faculty, with particular expertise in trauma, veterans' issues, aging, social policy, and refugee and immigrant communities at the University at Buffalo. Further, students receive stable, generous funding through assistantships and scholarship programs.

In the Social Welfare program, you will:

Create an individual, fully interdisciplinary program of coursework and scholarship.

Benefit from a small-by-design program that facilitates meaningful connections with peers and mentors.

Participate in the intellectual exchanges and scholarly collaborations fostered by UB’s many research centers and institutes and community partnerships.

Engage with our diverse, dedicated and growing faculty, with particular expertise in trauma, veterans’ issues, aging, social policy, technology in social work, and refugee and immigrant communities.

Access diverse research opportunities, facilities and support through the Buffalo Center for Social Research.

Receive stable, generous funding through assistantships and scholarship programs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Social Work Scholarship

Proseminar

Research Methods

Advanced Analysis

Social Welfare

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

47 SCH

47-72

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Social Policy View 43 other PhDs in Social Policy in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

TOEFL^® IBT

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible for graduate study at UB, we expect:

A bachelor's degree, or the equivalent, from an accredited/government recognized college or university. Most such degrees will be four or more years in length; UB recognizes some three-year degrees, but not all.
A B-grade (GPA of 3.0) or higher from your bachelor's degree (or equivalent) courses. Grade point averages from non-U.S. universities will be evaluated by UB's Office of International Admissions.
Appropriate standardized test scores (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, etc.).
Letters of recommendation.

Tuition Fee

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International

11879 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1011 USD per credit during 48 months.
National

11879 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1011 USD per credit during 48 months.
In-State

5534 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 471 USD per credit during 48 months.

Living costs for Buffalo

920 - 1560 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Social Welfare.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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