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Career Information for Social Workers in Texas

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Fast Facts for Social Workers in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Killeen, Beaumont, and El Paso
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Houston, Fort Worth, and Dallas
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Dallas, Houston, and Austin

Salaries for Social Workers in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Killeen, Waco, and El Paso. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Social Workers in Texas are listed below.

Selected Social Worker Training Schools in Texas

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Arlington, Austin, Cedar Hill, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Hurst, Irving, Killeen, Plano, San Antonio, Spring, Sugar Land

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Human Services, Human Services Management, Online Program - Human Services Management, Online Program - Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Social Workers in Texas

University of Phoenix Online
Online

Providing the flexibility of a 100% online education. Receive lectures, questions and assignments from instructors electronically. Students study them at their convenience.

  • Programs: Human Services Management, Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Human Services
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Advanced Start BS In Human Services, Human Services, Human Services - Human Services Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Psychology/Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Texas Social Worker Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Abilene Christian UniversityAbileneDoctorate4,675
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloAssociate10,387
Angelina CollegeLufkinAssociate4,677
Austin Community College DistrictAustinAssociate33,508
Baylor UniversityWacoDoctorate & First Professional14,174
Cisco CollegeCiscoAssociate3,365
Clarendon CollegeClarendonAssociate1,126
Coastal Bend CollegeBeevilleAssociate3,196
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
Eastfield CollegeMesquiteAssociate10,653
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbileneDoctorate2,435
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwoodMasters1,386
Lamar UniversityBeaumontDoctorate10,213
Lee CollegeBaytownAssociate5,856
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbockMasters1,960
Midland CollegeMidlandBachelor5,739
Midwestern State UniversityWichita FallsMasters6,027
Northwest Vista CollegeSan AntonioAssociate10,329
Our Lady of the Lake University-San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate2,608
Palo Alto CollegeSan AntonioAssociate7,662
Paris Junior CollegeParisAssociate4,343
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie ViewDoctorate8,382
Saint Edward's UniversityAustinMasters5,317
South Texas CollegeMcAllenBachelor19,827
Southwestern Assemblies of God UniversityWaxahachieMasters1,834
St Marys UniversitySan AntonioDoctorate & First Professional3,920
St Philips CollegeSan AntonioAssociate9,256
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdochesDoctorate11,607
Tarleton State UniversityStephenvilleDoctorate9,460
Texas A & M International UniversityLaredoDoctorate5,179
Texas A & M University-CommerceCommerceDoctorate8,813
Texas A & M University-KingsvilleKingsvilleDoctorate6,567
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthMasters8,668
Texas CollegeTylerBachelor774
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonDoctorate9,540
Texas State University-San MarcosSan MarcosDoctorate28,121
Texas Tech UniversityLubbockDoctorate & First Professional28,260
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonDoctorate12,168
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonDoctorate24,889
The University of Texas at AustinAustinDoctorate50,170
The University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoDoctorate20,154
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate28,533
The University of Texas of the Permian BasinOdessaMasters3,559
The University of Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburgDoctorate17,435
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
University of HoustonHoustonDoctorate & First Professional34,663
University of Houston-Clear LakeHoustonDoctorate7,522
University of Houston-DowntownHoustonMasters11,793
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBeltonDoctorate2,651
University of North TexasDentonDoctorate34,710
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainviewMasters5,899
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyonDoctorate7,502

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Social Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Social Workers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Social Workers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

TEXAS

   
Killeen150$53,9602.9
Beaumont80$31,9301.2
El Paso130$50,5901.1
Austin380$46,9101.1
Waco40$53,0601
Brownsville40$35,5400.8
San Antonio290$46,3900.8
McAllen50$29,8100.5
Dallas480$40,3500.5
Fort Worth160$35,6400.4
Houston430$40,6900.4
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