2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Texas

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in social work, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #45 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the most popular for social work students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 doctor's degrees in social work during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Work School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in social work matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Texas ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality social work program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Social Work Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social work.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Work in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in social work.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Work Students Working on Their Doctorate

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in social work. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Texas.

There were roughly 6 social work students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in social work from The University of Texas at Austin

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The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in social work has to check out The University of Texas at Arlington. UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Arlington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Texas.

There were roughly 6 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in social work from The University of Texas at Arlington

3

Baylor University
Waco, TX

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Baylor University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social work. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Waco. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Texas.

There were about 4 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in social work from Baylor University

4

University of Houston
Houston, TX

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Houston is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social work. UH is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Texas.

There were approximately 3 social work students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in social work from University of Houston

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth. More information about a doctorate in social work from Texas Christian University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	117	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

One of 5 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Social Work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Social Work Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	19

Majors Similar to Social Work

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	36
Public Policy	23

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.