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Social Welfare PhD

5 Years On Campus Phd Program

University at Buffalo SUNY

Program Overview

The PhD in Social Welfare is a highly flexible interdisciplinary degree program that prepares graduates to be independent social work researchers and scholars. The PhD students benefit from a small-by-design program that facilitates meaningful connections with peers and mentors. Students engage with our diverse, dedicated and growing faculty, with particular expertise in trauma, veterans' issues, aging, social policy, and refugee and immigrant communities. Further, students receive stable, generous funding through assistantships and scholarship programs.

Program Key Stats

$24722 (Annual cost)



59 %

Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

UB International Application/State University of New York (SUNY ) Application/Common Application, Copies of Transcripts, Letters of Rcommendation, Statement of Purpose, Personal Statement, CV/Resume, Test scores: GRE, GMAT, MAT, IELTS, TOEFL, PTE

Career Options

  • Social worker
  • Clinician
  • Professor
  • Researcher
  • Administrator

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