by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,478 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a degree in social work. To top this list, a school must have a successful social work program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 298 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 286 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 203 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 full report on Social Work at Arizona State University - Tempe
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 174 bachelors’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 155 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Read more about Social Work at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 121 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 79 bachelors’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 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%.
Read more about Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin
Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stephen F Austin State University 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.
University of North Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s 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%.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 53 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Angelo State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Lamar University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s social work degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #20, Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 40 bachelors’s social work degrees 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%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Social Work Report
Prairie View A & M University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Social Work at Prairie View A & M University
Texas Christian University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 35 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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