by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 58,923 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In , social work graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,585 and had an average of $29,565 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,330 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,059 and $26,391 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,515 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jarvis Christian College landed the #2 spot on the list. Jarvis Christian College is located in Hawkins, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #3 spot on the list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Texas A & M University - Central Texas
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #5 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a public institution located in Silver City, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Lubbock Christian University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Howard Payne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Brownwood, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Angelo State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 more about Social Work at Northeastern State University
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Prairie View A & M University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 184 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Social Work Report
Northern Arizona University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 162 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Northern Arizona University
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 244 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington Social Work Report
Tarleton State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
East Central University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Southern University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 35 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 42 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Christian University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
MSU Texas came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oral Roberts University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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 85%.
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