Program Overview
The Ph.D. in Social Welfare from this esteemed institution provides students with cutting-edge investigative skills and methodologies. With an intensive first-year curriculum and renowned faculty, students benefit from a high completion and retention rate, earning positions in top universities, government institutes, and community leadership roles. Graduates are particularly sought after for their expertise in minority health disparities.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Ph.D. in Social Welfare is the flagship program of the School of Social Work. The program prepares students in cutting-edge investigative techniques and methodologies. The program has one of the fastest completion rates, and highest retention rates among social work Ph.D. programs nationally. Students can complete the program in as little as three years. The program achieves this because of an intensive first-year curriculum, and because students work closely with nationally and internationally renowned faculty. Graduates have secured positions in the best universities in the country, prestigious government institutes such as the National Institutes of Health, post-doctoral positions in Ivy League universities, as well as an increasing number of leadership positions in the community. Graduates are especially sought after for their expertise in minority health disparities.
Teaching:
The program features an intensive first-year curriculum and close collaboration with nationally and internationally renowned faculty.
Careers:
Graduates have secured positions in the best universities in the country, prestigious government institutes such as the National Institutes of Health, post-doctoral positions in Ivy League universities, as well as an increasing number of leadership positions in the community. Graduates are especially sought after for their expertise in minority health disparities.
