Overview

School of Social Work / School of Social Work is located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Social welfare
Master of Social Work (MSW)	Social work

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	108

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

145

Applied

113

Accepted

82

Enrolled

Applying

100

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Master's degree (MSW preferred), minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 560 TOEFL IBT score: 83
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

217

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.82%
Black or African American	1.38%
White or Caucasian	24%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	0.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.92%
Two or more races	0.46%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (23%)

Female (76%)

Faculty

27

Total faculty

Full-time - 27

Part-time - 0

Male (8)

Female (19)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Health, mental health, AIDS, substance abuse, rural health, community-based research, social policy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	4,525,000

Location & Contact

Address 2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI  96822
United States

Contact Jon Matsuoka
Dean
Email: jmatsuok@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-6300

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