by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 57,401 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,305 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,132 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 29 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree social work students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Our Lady of the Lake University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 309 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 138 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 679 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 155 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 292 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read more about Social Work at Arizona State University - Skysong
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 153 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 226 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 33 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 126 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Northeastern State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 27 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Angelo State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Abilene Christian University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 229 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Texas State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 155 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Christian University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Social Work at Texas Christian University
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 43 students 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%.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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