Overview

About the program

Doctoral education in Social Work prepares students for leadership roles in social work research, social work education, social policy, planning, and administration. We provide students with advanced academic training that will allow them to contribute to the knowledge base of our profession.

Our faculty at the University of Pittsburgh includes nationally recognized leaders in every area of social work practice and research, and we take a hands-on, supportive approach to doctoral education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods
Inferential Statistics Social Workers
Multivariate Analysis
Seminar in Social Work Education
Social Work Theory
Evaluation of American Social Welfare
Social Policy Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

Social Work View 76 other PhDs in Social Work in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completion of the PhD Application.
Official copies of all official undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
Optional: GREs taken within the last five years.
Personal Statement: Please describe in your general statement the following (typewritten): Why you are applying for a PhD in Social Work? Why you are applying to Pitt's SSW. Social Problem Area of Interest.
Writing sample: You may choose anything that will show the committee that you can write clearly and coherently about topics relevant to social work, ideally, research topics relevant to social work. Ideally, samples will be five pages or less, but longer is acceptable.
Three letters of reference from professors and persons who have known the applicant in a professional capacity. Do not include personal references.
The $50 application fee

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

39112 USD / year

≈ 39112 USD / year
Out-of-State

39112 USD / year

≈ 39112 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

26876 USD / year

≈ 26876 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Pittsburgh

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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