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2023 Best Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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$68,493 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 2,211 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Social Work Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Social Work

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Texas. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 577
Oklahoma 185
New Mexico 270

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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