Social Work at The University of Texas at El Paso

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at The University of Texas at El Paso stacks up to those at other schools.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. In 2021, 35 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from UTEP.

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.

UTEP Social Work Degrees Available

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

UTEP Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at UTEP 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 UTEP 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
	381

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in social work from UTEP. This makes it the #214 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UTEP Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $22,388. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at UTEP awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 The University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTEP Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from UTEP. About 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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 The University of Texas at El Paso.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.