2022 Best Value Colleges for Social Work in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,025 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region social work students with aid.
Top 26 Best Value Colleges for Social Work in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 119 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
South Texas College also made our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for South Texas College is $1,174 for southwest region social work students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region social work students with aid list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 207 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid.
The 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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Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #5 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 29 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,578 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid per year to attend Amarillo College.
San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Juan College is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 27 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SJC is $6,115 for southwest region social work students with aid.
Western New Mexico University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 238 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western New Mexico University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western New Mexico University is $12,411 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid.
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Texas Woman’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.
TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid.
With a ranking of #9, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 38 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $9,277 for southwest region social work students with aid.
Northeastern State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,994 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid per year to attend NSU.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 226 ’s social work degrees 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 Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
MSU Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 12 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region social work students with aid.
Angelo State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2019-2020.
Angelo State also took the #13 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,819 for southwest region social work students with aid per year to attend Angelo State University.
Lamar University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 47 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,311 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid per year to attend Lamar University.
With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 85 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for southwest region social work students with aid.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region social work students with aid.
With a ranking of #17, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 260 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid per year to attend Texas State University.
University of Houston ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 232 students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region social work students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 909 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid.
With a ranking of #20, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $6,848 for southwest region social work students with aid.
With a ranking of #21, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 85 degrees to qualified ’s social work students in 2019-2020.
UNT also took the #22 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region social work students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 328 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region social work students with aid.
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Tarleton State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 124 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region social work students with aid list, Tarleton has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for southwest region social work students with aid.
With a ranking of #23, East Central University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend East Central University is $10,334 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 125 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Social Work students with aid per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.
West Texas A&M University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 60 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,761 for southwest region social work students with aid per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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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%.
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- *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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