Graduate studies

Since 1917, the School of Social Work has been preparing scholars, social workers, community leaders, faculty, and more through advanced scholarship and knowledge-building, as well as its tradition of commitment to leading and working for social justice.

The University of Minnesota is one of the nation’s largest research institutions and provides students with the opportunity to work with faculty in virtually every field—including medicine, law, agriculture, business, public affairs, child development, education, and technology. The land grant mission of the University focuses on the responsibilities of community engagement, which fits well with our interest in community-engaged research. The research productivity of our faculty was ranked 20th out of 76 U.S. social work doctoral programs in a recent study.