by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 4,261 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,244 and $23,697 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,620 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a degree in social work. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social work program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree social work students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas. This small school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jarvis Christian College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas. Jarvis Christian College is a small school located in Hawkins, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Our Lady of the Lake University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 44 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Brownwood, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Angelo State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Prairie View A & M University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 40 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 155 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. UMHB is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 286 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tarleton State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
West Texas A&M University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 65 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
MSU Texas ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 121 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Edward’s University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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