by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Texas, there were 4,246 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,185 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered 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 colleges and universities below are the best for texas 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 Texas. Our Lady of the Lake University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 309 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 679 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 70 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 226 masters’s social work degrees 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%.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 33 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 126 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 50 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarleton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 50 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Abilene Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 98 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 76 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #14. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 155 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
West Texas A&M University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 18 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Christian University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 36 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Tech University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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