by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 58,037 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, social work is the 9th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,294 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,503 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 45 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jarvis Christian College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. Jarvis Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hawkins, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #3 spot on the list. OLLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Social Work Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at Western New Mexico University
With a ranking of #6, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Alva, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Howard Payne University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Angelo State University is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 62 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 92 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at Stephen F Austin State University
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at Prairie View A & M University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 184 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern Arizona University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 162 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 244 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tarleton State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 64 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Abilene Christian University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Abilene Christian University
With a ranking of #19, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 13 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
West Texas A&M University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at West Texas A&M University
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at University of Houston - Downtown
With a ranking of #23, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Oral Roberts University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oral Roberts University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 13 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 52 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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