2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,090 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,551 and $25,822 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Social Work Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston Social Work Report

#3

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,790 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

Read full report on Social Work at UT Arlington

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Baylor

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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