2027 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in Texas
[Clinical/Medical Social Work](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/clinical-medical-social-work/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for clinical/medical social work students.
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2027 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in Texas
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in clinical/medical social work, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools
Our analysis ranked Mclennan Community College the best value for a degree in clinical/medical social work in Texas. Mclennan Community College is a large public school located in the city of Waco. In-state tuition and fees average $3,660, compared with $5,910 for out-of-state students. Clinical/medical Social Work graduates carry a median of $14,073 in student loans. Early-career clinical/medical social work graduates make about $40,499. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Central Texas College earned it the #2 place for clinical/medical social work. Set in the suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $3,750, while out-of-state students pay about $7,500. Students borrow a median of $11,290 to complete the clinical/medical social work program here. Early-career clinical/medical social work graduates make about $53,086. Set against $11,290 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
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