2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for social work students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the # 2 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
NSU graduate students pay an average of $10,911 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley also did well on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Western New Mexico University 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. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.
Western New Mexico University graduate students pay an average of $10,335 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $14,682 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for social work in the Southwest Region .
Full Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin Report
Angelo State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.
Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges 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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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.
- 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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