by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,185 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #1 spot on the list. Our Lady of the Lake University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 309 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 679 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 155 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 226 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 33 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 126 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 50 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 50 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Angelo State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’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 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 98 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 155 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Christian University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 36 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’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 masters’s social work degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #20. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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