2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southwest Region

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 “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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. 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” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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 Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work 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 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 the Southwest Region. 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 the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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 the Southwest Region. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #3 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Social Work Report

#2

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UT Arlington also took 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 UT Arlington are $23,376.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Social Work Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor Social Work Report

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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%.

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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