2022 Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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 Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and 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 Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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 The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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 Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree social work students whose families make more than $110k list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about 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 be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UT 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 The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Social Work Report

#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 4 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Baylor University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)

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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