University of Houston-Clear Lake

With 10 social work graduates in the latest year, University of Houston-Clear Lake runs a small BSW cohort — #427 among 587 programs nationally by size. Worth asking the department how often required practice courses run, since smaller programs sometimes offer them only once a year.

61.1% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Transfer students actually outperform first-time entrants here (65.8% vs 56.7%), which is a good signal if you are coming from a community college.

The average student pays $14,059 a year after grants and scholarships — about the same as the $14,462 median across the 35 BSW colleges in Texas. 55.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants, a high share that usually reflects a student body with substantial financial need — and a financial aid office practiced at handling it. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.