2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,025 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 $0-$30k” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 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 be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Social Work at UT Austin

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$18,689 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 $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Houston

#3

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Arlington Social Work Report

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Baylor University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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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