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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region

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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 57,401 social work students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,305 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 $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree social work students.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southwest Region

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Baylor University Social Work Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

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 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full University of Houston Social Work Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Social Work at UT Arlington

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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 #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Social Work Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full ASU - Tempe Social Work Report

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full TCU Social Work Report

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