The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, one of the 17 schools within the University of Pittsburgh located in Pittsburgh, PA, is the fifth-oldest school of social work in the United States. The School of Social Work offers an undergraduate degree in Social Work, a masters in Social Work, and a doctorate program in Social Work. The graduate programs of the School of Social work are ranked 11th in the nation according to US News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools 2012. The School of Social Work's doctoral program, started in 1948, is the second oldest social work doctoral program in the United States. The School also administers the Child Welfare Education and Research Programs at the Oakland Campus, and the Child Welfare Resource Center for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
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