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Social Work at Texas State University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Texas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Texas State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Texas State Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at Texas State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas State offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Texas State Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Texas State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Texas State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Social Work Schools 62
Best Social Work Schools 129

In 2021, 98 students received their master’s degree in social work from Texas State. This makes it the #95 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $32,891. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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Social Work Student Demographics at Texas State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Texas State University.

Texas State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Texas State. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 64
White 39
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Texas State Social Work Master’s Program

92% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at Texas State awarded 98 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a master's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920
Healthcare Social Workers 9,830 $59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers 6,090 $40,470
Social and Community Service Managers 5,370 $72,560
Counselors 2,660 $58,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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