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Doctor's Degree in Clinical/Medical Social Work

Doctor’s Degrees in Clinical/Medical Social Work

13 Yearly Graduations
85% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5 schools in the United States where you can get your doctor's degree in clinical/medical social work. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 15% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 7.7% of clinical/medical social work graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Clinical/Medical Social Work Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 13 people earned their doctor's degree in clinical/medical social work. This makes it the 416th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in clinical/medical social work at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 2,462
Graduate Certificate 399
Bachelor’s Degree 157
Associate Degree 91
Basic Certificate 41
Undergraduate Certificate 26
Doctor’s Degree 13

Earnings of Clinical/Medical Social Work Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for clinical/medical social work majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in clinical/medical social work. About 84.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2
Women 11
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The racial-ethnic distribution of clinical/medical social work doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 5 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in clinical/medical social work. Learn more about the most popular 5 below:

9 Yearly Graduations
78% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Institute for Clinical Social Work tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for clinical/medical social work majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Roughly 100 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 9 people received their doctor's degree in clinical/medical social work from ICSW. About 78% of this group were women, and 11% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
3 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

The 2nd most popular school in the country for clinical/medical social work majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is Florida Atlantic University. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $2,522 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $5,467 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3 people received their doctor's degree in clinical/medical social work from FAU.

2 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in clinical/medical social work. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,848 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $4,086 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their doctor's degree in clinical/medical social work from Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro. Of these students, 100% were women and 100% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to clinical/medical social work that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage & Family Therapy/Counseling 152
Other Mental Health Services 45
Mental Health Counseling 25
Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy 9
Community Health Services/Counseling 9

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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