Highest Ranked PhD Social Work Programs

University of Chicago

• According to the "Princeton Review" Gourman Report Rankings, as of 2010, the University of Chicago is home to the nation's top social work program. The School of Social Service Administration (SSA) doctoral program at the University of Chicago has existed for 90 years. The program stresses Ph.D. students having the ability to identify their chosen area of interest, with advisers guiding students and helping them design a curriculum best suited to them. The program focuses equally on research, theory and a student's desired area of expertise.

  University of Chicago
  969 East 60th Street
  Chicago, IL 60637
  773-702-1250
  ssa.uchicago.edu

Washington University in St. Louis

• The George Warren Brown School of Social Work at St. Louis' Washington University is consistently listed among the top social work master's and doctorate programs. "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the program number one in the nation in its 2008 list. Started in the 1950s, the Brown School's doctoral program is well suited for those seeking a career in social work research. Many students of the program go on to be teachers or researchers in fields like social and economic development, family welfare or disaster relief.

  George Warren Brown School of Social Work
  Washington University Campus Box 1196
  1 Brookings Drive
  St. Louis, MO 63130
  314-935-6600
  gwbweb.wustl.edu

University of Michigan

• The University of Michigan's Social Work Ph.D. program is ranked number two on the "U.S. News & World Report" list and number three in the 2010 Gourman rankings. U of M awards its doctoral students a joint degree. Students choose among five areas of social science: psychology, sociology, political science, anthropology or economics. A dual Ph.D. in both the chosen discipline and social work is awarded upon completion of the program. Begun in 1957, this joint Ph.D. program is dedicated to providing students with a diverse curriculum, allowing them the freedom to be trained in several disciplines of social work.

  University of Michigan
  School of Social Work
  1080 South University Avenue
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  734-764-3309
  ssw.umich.edu