2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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 Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Work Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The excellent programs at Our Lady of the Lake University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Southwest Region . OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Out of the 29 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
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The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
Western New Mexico University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social work students. It came in at #6 on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.
Baylor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
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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 |
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 25 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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