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2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$10,426 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You

With 4,151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #16 most popular major in Texas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the best value school in Texas for social work students working on their master’s degree. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $7,704 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 a year.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a large student population.

Angelo State graduate students pay an average of $7,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Commerce is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $7,338 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $7,282 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $7,166 per year.

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#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.

Tarleton graduate students pay an average of $7,669 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $9,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,294
Oklahoma 340
New Mexico 418

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Work

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

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