Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at Arlington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and approximately 48,072 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 679 students received their master's degree in social work.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

UT Arlington Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

UT Arlington Social Work Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UT Arlington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at The University of Texas at Arlington.

UT Arlington Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 679 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from UT Arlington. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	175
Hispanic or Latino	186
White	271
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Public Administration

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Counselors	2,660	$58,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.