Doctor of Philososphy [Ph.D] (Social Welfare)
5 years
Full Time
On Campus
Field of Study:
$24,990 /Yr
Tuition Fees
Year | 1st Year Fees |
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Tuition Fees | $24990 |
Previous Year Tuition Fees
Year | 1st Year Fees |
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2024 | $30330 |
2022 | $32160 |
Important Dates
Event | Application Date |
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Application Deadline For 2025 Intake | |
Students engage with our diverse, dedicated and growing faculty, with particular expertise in trauma, veterans' issues, aging, social policy, and refugee and immigrant communities. Further, students receive stable, generous funding through assistantships and scholarship programs.
Research is a means of social change. Our interdisciplinary PhD program will prepare you for conducting research of consequence in a supportive collaborative environment.
In the program, you will:
- Create an individual, fully interdisciplinary program of coursework and scholarship.
- Benefit from a small-by-design program that facilitates meaningful connections with peers and mentors.
- Participate in the intellectual exchanges and scholarly collaborations fostered by UB?s many?research centers and institutes?and community partnerships.
- Engage with our diverse, dedicated and growing?faculty, with particular expertise in trauma, veterans? issues, aging, social policy, and refugee and immigrant communities.
- Access diverse research opportunities, facilities and support through the?Buffalo Center for Social Research.
- Receive stable, generous funding through?assistantships and scholarship programs.
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Eligibility & Entry Requirement
Academic Requirements:
- Academic transcripts of all the undergraduate and graduate courses pursued
- Personal Statements
- Letters of recommendation from three persons who know your academic and research background
- GRE score is optional
English Language Requirements:
- TOEFL: minimum 550 in PBT; minimum 213 in CBT; minimum 79 in IBT
- IELTS: minimum 6.5
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Scores Required

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Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
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AAUW International Fellowships | Scholarship per student$ 50,000/Yr$50,000 | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
University of Phoenix | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Forktip Women’s- Innovation Scholarship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeCollege-Specific | |
Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program | Scholarship per student$ 44,888/Yr$44,888 | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Paul Foundation scholarships | Scholarship per student$ 20,174/Yr$20,174 | Level Of StudyDiploma | TypeMerit-Based | |
The Kay-Grant Group Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 1,000/Yr$1,000 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based |
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