University of California at Berkeley offers an MSW and Ph.D. in social welfare. The MSW program provides concentration areas in management and planning, gerontology, health services, community mental health services and child and family services. Dual degree programs are also provided in collaboration with other departments, including an MSW/master of public health program, MSW/juris doctor (JD) program, an MSW/master's in international and area studies program and an MSW program with an American Indian concentration. For the Ph.D. program, faculty mentors specializing in areas such as ethnic minority mental health, Latino psychosocial and health problems, comparative social policy and more are available.
University of California at Berkeley
School of Social Welfare
120 Haviland Hall #7400
Berkeley, CA 94720-7400
(510) 642-4341
socialwelfare.berkeley.edu
Indiana University (IU) offers MSW and Ph.D. programs at their Indianapolis campus. IU offers the opportunity to complete MSW practicums—supervised clinical experiences—at an international placement. Concentrations in school, health, mental health and addictions, child welfare and leadership are offered. Dual degree programs offered in collaboration with other departments include MD/MSW, JD/MSW, master of public health/MSW, and master of public affairs/MSW. Faculty research areas include mental health, gerontology, family and children services, juvenile corrections, housing and health care and cultural and racial diversity.
IU School of Social Work
902 W. New York St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-274-6705
iupui.socialwork.iu.edu
Columbia University in New York City offers an MSW and Ph.D. program. Each student selects a practice method from one of the following: advanced clinical social work practice, advanced generalist practice and programming, policy practice and social enterprise administration; students also select one field specialty from the following: aging, contemporary social issues, family, youth and children's services, health, mental health and disabilities, international social welfare and services to immigrants and refugees, school-based and school-linked services and world of work. Dual degree programs are provided in collaboration with the business, divinity, international affairs, Jewish communal services, law, public health, public policy and administration, special education and urban planning departments. If you are considering working towards a Ph.D., faculty mentors are available in a variety of areas of specialization, including community organizing, international social welfare, women and gender studies, services to immigrants and more.
Columbia University School of Social Work
1255 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2300
columbia.edu/cu/ssw
The Catholic University of America is located in Washington, DC. Their social work program combines research and practice in the field of social work with teachings of Catholicism. The MSW program offers specializations in clinical, clinical health, social change or a combined specialization where the student picks two out of three of the specializations for his degree program. A Ph.D. program is offered as well.
The Catholic University of America
National Catholic School of Social Service
620 Michigan Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC 20064
202-319-5000
ncsss.cua.edu