Social Work programs in Texas
23 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,060 at Austin Community College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texas earn a median of $55,680 a year across 21,670 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Community Service Managers | $76,520 | 13,460 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $69,990 | 10,880 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $46,630 | 8,220 |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | $52,880 | 8,100 |
| Social Workers, All Other | $84,240 | 2,880 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $12,705 | $35,060 (14 grads) | 59 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | $10,250 | $29,685 (16 grads) | 55 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $23,351 (13 grads) | 3 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $16,786 (29 grads) | 111 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | $22,403 | not published | 1 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | $9,661 | not published | 28 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 31 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Social Work — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.