Best Online Social Work Programs in Grand Prairie, TX (2026)

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

Grand Prairie, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering social work programs. Grand Prairie has a population of about 198,564. Median household income is $78,889 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 29.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, the top-earning social work-related role is Social Worker, All Other at a median $98,670 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 Grand Prairie. Distances are calculated from Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie. 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.

Grand Prairie is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (BLS area code 19100). 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	$57,080	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$55,364
Healthcare Social Worker	$75,930	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$73,647
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker	$47,390	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$45,965
Social Worker, All Other	$98,670	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$95,703
Social and Community Service Manager	$80,480	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$78,060
Social and Human Service Assistant	$46,850	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$45,441
Community Health Worker	$51,010	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,476

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.

Grand Prairie at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	198,564	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$78,889	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	29.1%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	103.1 (above U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024
Social Work-related employment in Dallas County	18,630 workers, 1,981 establishments	BLS QCEW 2024 annual

Arlington, TX – 6.1 mi away (392,772 pop)
Duncanville, TX – 6.9 mi away (39,457 pop)
Cedar Hill, TX – 8.2 mi away (48,343 pop)
Mansfield, TX – 10.0 mi away (65,631 pop)
DeSoto, TX – 11.0 mi away (52,599 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering social work programs near Grand Prairie. The closest is The University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, TX (6.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of North Texas (36.9 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 Grand Prairie are: Social Worker, All Other ($98,670), Social and Community Service Manager ($80,480), Healthcare Social Worker ($75,930). 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 Arlington instead of Grand Prairie?

Arlington, TX is 6.1 miles from Grand Prairie 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.

Grand Prairie’s median household income of $78,889 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie

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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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