Best Online Social Work Programs in Austin, TX (2026)

Updated June 11, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Austin, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering social work programs. Austin has a population of about 967,862. Median household income is $91,461 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 58.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, the top-earning social work-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $80,030 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

The 5 accredited institutions below are the closest among the 5 schools in our directory that offer social work programs near Austin. Distances are calculated from Austin city center.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Austin. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas social work page.

Austin is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area (BLS area code 12420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Child, Family, and School Social Worker	$58,640	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$59,776
Healthcare Social Worker	$76,020	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$77,492
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker	$47,740	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$48,665
Social Worker, All Other	$61,690	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,885
Social and Community Service Manager	$80,030	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$81,580
Social and Human Service Assistant	$49,150	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$50,102
Community Health Worker	$51,010	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$51,998

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Austin at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	967,862	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$91,461	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	58.2%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	98.1 (below U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024
Social Work-related employment in Travis County	14,782 workers, 1,326 establishments	BLS QCEW 2024 annual

Pflugerville, TX – 13.7 mi away (59,245 pop)
Cedar Park, TX – 15.0 mi away (68,918 pop)
Round Rock, TX – 16.2 mi away (120,892 pop)
Leander, TX – 19.5 mi away (42,761 pop)
Hutto, TX – 20.2 mi away (23,832 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering social work programs near Austin. The closest is The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX (1.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Texas A&M University-Central Texas (51.3 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying social work-related roles near Austin are: Social and Community Service Manager ($80,030), Healthcare Social Worker ($76,020), Social Worker, All Other ($61,690). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Pflugerville instead of Austin?

Pflugerville, TX is 13.7 miles from Austin and has its own set of local social work programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Austin’s median household income of $91,461 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Austin while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

Other Programs Available in Austin

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Data verified: June 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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