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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across Texas, there were 4,009 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that 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 Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas 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 Texas

#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 Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees 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 Texas” list. 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 more about Social Work at UH

#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 Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. 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 The University of Texas at Arlington

#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 Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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