2023 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You
With 33,631 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for social work majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for social work students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
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University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,211 |
| Arizona | 577 |
| Oklahoma | 185 |
| New Mexico | 270 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Social Work
| 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 24 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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