Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (Ph.D.) at Norfolk State University
- Degree
- PhD in Social Work
- Format
- Online and on campus
- Residency and class meetings
- Committee members and the candidate are expected to be present on the main campus for the final dissertation defense
- Schedule
- Part-time study offered
- Credits
- 54 credit hours
- Length
- Designed to be completed in four years
- Final project
- Dissertation
- Degree you need
- MSW degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher; successful completion of a graduate course in research and a graduate course in statistics
- Practice experience
- Two years of full-time, paid post-master's social work practice experience preferred
- Funding
- Teaching and research assistantships may be available to full-time students, including a stipend plus tuition, generally granted for three years of doctoral study
- Start terms
- Fall
- Tuition
- University graduate tuition per semester for full-time study (9-15 hours), 2026-27: $4,937 in-state and $11,523 out-of-state, before mandatory and capital outlay feesSchool-wide graduate rate, per term, 2026-27. Source: catalog.nsu.edu, reviewed October 10, 2026.
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