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2023 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Texas

21 Colleges
$44,665 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Master'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 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular school in Texas for social work students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Women make up 91% of the social work majors at the school.

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Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the # 2 spot on the list. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 309 students majoring in social work at OLLU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Social Work at Our Lady of the Lake University Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 226 students majoring in social work at UH, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Women make up 88% of the social work majors at the school.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Of the 155 students majoring in social work at Baylor, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

Women make up 89% of the social work majors at the school.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 92% of the social work majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 76 students majoring in social work at UTSA, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

Of the 70 students majoring in social work at SFASU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Social Work at Stephen F Austin State University Report

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in social work at Texas A&M Commerce, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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 21 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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