Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Social Work Schools in Texas

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$13,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,244 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Texas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Texas

Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Social Work Schools

$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the best value school in Texas for social work students. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TWU are $8,394 per year.

Full Social Work at Texas Woman’s University Report

$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Texas. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 a year.

Read More…

#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
$8,186 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great value for social work students. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

Angelo State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

$10,026 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $10,026 per year.

Read More…

$9,202 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at West Texas A&M University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Texas. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.

West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at West Texas A&M University Report

$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social work students. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $11,752 per year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Social Work Schools in Texas list.

Full Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin Report

$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at El Paso 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. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
$7,790 Average Tuition & Fees

Tarleton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social work students. It came in at #8 on the list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $7,790 per year.

Read More…

#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Social Work Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Houston

#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in Texas ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas Tech are $11,852 a year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Work Schools in Texas list.

Read More…

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges 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 18 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.