Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 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 Austin Social Work Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Social Work Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from UT Austin. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UT Austin, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	100
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Public Policy

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 Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.