2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent programs at West Texas A&M University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Southwest Region . West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year.
Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $15,755 a year.
Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western New Mexico University are $13,540 per year.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,186 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 a year.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per 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 .
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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social work students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.
Texas A&M Commerce undergraduate students pay an average of $22,266 in tuition and fees each year.
Angelo State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social work programs. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Angelo State are $17,978 a year.
Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Social Work 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.
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