Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work (Ph.D.) at Norfolk State University
Norfolk · Public
- Residency and class meetings
- Committee members and the candidate are expected to be present on the main campus for the final dissertation defense
- Credits
- 54 credit hours
- Length
- Designed to be completed in four years
- Final project
- Dissertation
- Practice experience
- Two years of full-time, paid post-master's social work practice experience preferred
- 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: the school's program page, reviewed October 2026.
- 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