Los Angeles, California

UCLA PhD in Social Work

University of California-Los Angeles

PhDPublicDepartment of Social Welfare, Luskin School of Public Affairs

What Social Work Doctorates Does UCLA Offer?

UCLA in Los Angeles, California offers one social work doctorate: PhD in Social Welfare, taught on campus. The PhD is funded, with tuition covered and a stipend or assistantship.

Researched and edited by Taylor Rupe · Updated October 10, 2026

PhD in Social Welfare at UCLA

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Degree: PhD in Social Work
Format: On campus
Schedule: Full-time cohort
Length: About 4 years
Final project: Dissertation
Funding: Basic aid package for all new students: tuition coverage and at least two years of stipend support
Start terms: Fall

PhD in Social Welfare at UCLA: full program profile UCLA PhD page on luskin.ucla.edu ↗

From UCLA's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 10, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How UCLA Compares

UCLA states that its PhD students are funded, like 46 of the 77 social work PhDs on this site.

Social Work Doctorates Awarded at UCLA

research doctorates (PhD) awarded, 2022-23: 12

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 44.0701) count 12 social work doctorates awarded by UCLA in 2022-23. By research doctorates, that places it 13th of 80 schools on this site that awarded any. These are awards conferred, not graduates or outcomes, and newer programs show none yet.

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