Best Community programs in Texas, ranked by enrollment
All community and social service specialists not listed.
37 schools in Texas run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,327 people a year. The job pays a median of $48,400 in Texas across about 6,080 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Texas that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
6 programs in Texas that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Texas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Texas page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 30.1701In Texas → | 660 | 49.7% | 13 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 2 | CIP 19.0711In Texas → | 189 | 14.2% | 3 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 3 | CIP 39.0701In Texas → | 176 | 13.3% | 10 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
| 4 | CIP 44.0000In Texas → | 175 | 13.2% | 8 | $35,168 | $29,279 |
| 5 | CIP 39.0799In Texas → | 122 | 9.2% | 6 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
| 6 | CIP 44.0201In Texas → | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | $39,102 | $27,000 |
Top 25 schools in Texas
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 6 of the 37 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 368 | Behavioral Sciences | $33,494 | 30% | — | — |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 144 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 89% | — | 27% |
| 3 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 88 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | $26,897 | 51% | — | 94% |
| 4 | Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 86 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | — | 48% | — | 90% |
| 5 | University of St Thomas Houston, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 84 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 69% | $19,546 | 90% |
| 6 | Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 71 | Human Services, General | $33,082 | 19% | $20,754 | 56% |
| 7 | Nelson University Waxahachie, TX Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 65 | Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | $30,910 | 42% | $19,790 | 89% |
| 8 | Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 57 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Texas Southern University Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 49 | Human Services, General | — | 22% | — | 97% |
| 10 | Baylor University Waco, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 48 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 80% | $35,682 | 51% |
| 11 | University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 41 | Behavioral Sciences | $32,986 | 52% | — | 91% |
| 12 | Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 37 | Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | — | 57% | $29,227 | 89% |
| 13 | Hill College Hillsboro, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 32% | — | — |
| 14 | Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | — | 59% | $26,342 | 66% |
| 15 | University of North Texas Denton, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Human Services, General | — | 61% | — | 72% |
| 16 | South Texas College McAllen, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | $19,971 | 27% | — | — |
| 17 | East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 11 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 47% | $23,359 | 58% |
| 18 | Texas A&M University - San Antonio San Antonio, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Human Services, General | — | 40% | — | 93% |
| 19 | East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Human Services, General | — | 43% | — | 92% |
| 20 | Temple College Temple, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 32% | — | — |
| 21 | The King's University Southlake, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 47% | $23,878 | 61% |
| 22 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Behavioral Sciences | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Human Services, General | — | 42% | — | 84% |
| 24 | Redeemers University North America Greenville, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | — | — | 40% |
| 25 | University of Dallas Irving, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | — | 73% | $20,960 | 53% |
All 37 schools in Texas
Every school in Texas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 368 | 1 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public | 144 | 1 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public | 88 | 1 |
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public | 86 | 1 |
| University of St Thomas | Houston | Private not-for-profit | 84 | 1 |
| Wayland Baptist University | Plainview | Private not-for-profit | 71 | 3 |
| Nelson University | Waxahachie | Private not-for-profit | 65 | 3 |
| Dallas Theological Seminary | Dallas | Private not-for-profit | 57 | 1 |
| Texas Southern University | Houston | Public | 49 | 1 |
| Baylor University | Waco | Private not-for-profit | 48 | 1 |
| University of Houston - Clear Lake | Houston | Public | 41 | 1 |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | Private not-for-profit | 37 | 1 |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | Public | 24 | 1 |
| Abilene Christian University | Abilene | Private not-for-profit | 23 | 1 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | Public | 17 | 1 |
What community and social service specialists, all other earn in Texas
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $56,730. Texas pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Texas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other page.
How to become a Community
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Texas
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0710Developmental Services Worker
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 19.0712Parent Education Services
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 39.0701Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- 39.0799Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- 44.0000Human Services, General
- 44.0201Community Organization and Advocacy
Common questions
Answers for people weighing community and social service specialists, all other programs in Texas.
What degree do you need to become a Community?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Behavioral Sciences, which awarded 660 degrees in Texas in 2024-25, 49.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Community?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Behavioral Sciences, Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Human Development, Human Services, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 1,327 people a year in Texas.
How much do community and social service specialists, all other earn in Texas?+
The median is $48,400 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 14.7% below the U.S. median of $56,730. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for community and social service specialists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Texas?+
37 institutions in Texas reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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