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With 57,401 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the 9th most popular major in the United States.
Across Texas, there were 4,246 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,605 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in social work. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social work program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Texas”.
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 Texas list. TC is a small school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Texas. Located in Hawkins, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas 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 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 40 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Social Work Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Howard Payne is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Angelo State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on 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 Texas ranking, coming in at #9. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 40 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 155 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Social Work Report
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 286 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at The University of Texas at Arlington
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #13. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Texas Southern University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Hardin - Simmons University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Hardin - Simmons University
Texas Woman’s University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #22. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 121 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Texas Christian University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #25, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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