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Overview for Social Work

A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.

Careers for Social Work Majors

A major in Social Work is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Social Work

Top 30 Texas Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
 25
(7.9%)
Moderately Selective$20,232 
Texas College
Tyler, TX
 6
(7.3%)
Open Admissions$9,228 
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX
 24
(6.9%)
Moderately Selective$14,700 
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Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
 34
(3.5%)
Less Selective$5,526 
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
 28
(3.5%)
Less Selective$14,831 
Texas A & M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX
 44
(3.4%)
Moderately Selective$13,380 
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
 47
(3.3%)
Moderately Selective$14,880 
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX
 16
(3.2%)
Highly Selective$18,340 
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
 110
(2.9%)
Moderately Selective$14,524 
West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX
 31
(2.6%)
Moderately Selective$12,276 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.