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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Texas

21 Colleges
$35,244 Avg Salary
$23,697 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Social Work Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Texas to see which 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.

Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

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

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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 large city of San Antonio.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 21 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The excellent programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Texas. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Schools in Texas ranking. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

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#10

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools 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 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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