Social Work

22,491 students earn a social work credential each year across 733 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $37,303
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $49,042

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 589 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota64$49,6951 year out$54,263$26,000 2San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California24$48,7501 year out$66,675$17,259 3University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska23$48,1511 year out$42,999$28,750 4Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey13$47,7341 year out$51,459$25,721 5Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota63$47,6371 year out$57,301$29,615 6Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota34$47,1921 year out$51,542$27,000 7Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, Wisconsin11$46,3841 year out$53,578$31,000 8Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota15$46,3681 year out$47,740—9University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia12$45,9731 year out$40,620$49,652 10University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin13$45,8701 year out$54,835$26,303 11University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska28$45,5651 year out—$31,750 12Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts31$45,4501 year out$53,211$27,000 13The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, Minnesota44$45,3711 year out$51,589$37,059 14Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota17$45,2591 year out$50,324$25,000 15University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts26$45,2271 year out$53,689$27,947 16St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota19$45,1461 year out—$27,000 17University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California81$44,9061 year out$68,779$13,719 18CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York47$44,7421 year out$63,534$9,500 19Minot State UniversityMinot, North Dakota51$44,7311 year out$48,669$27,000 20Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota67$44,5461 year out$54,119$27,000 21University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada104$44,4271 year out$60,769$21,686 22Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio19$44,3441 year out$47,490$43,038 23CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York47$44,3111 year out$58,038$15,096 24St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota39$44,2571 year out$62,568$30,912 25University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin38$44,1351 year out$48,121$25,237 26Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois19$44,1331 year out$47,709$33,983 27Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado116$44,0151 year out$53,547$29,578 28University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin37$43,9481 year out$53,947$26,750 29Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota43$43,7261 year out$55,566$27,996 30Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota54$43,4711 year out$52,122$27,000 31Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota23$43,3031 year out$47,032$25,737 32University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota37$43,1981 year out—$23,111 33Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, Iowa12$42,9351 year out—$37,564 34California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California69$42,9251 year out$64,415$11,276 35Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota59$42,9151 year out$51,856$24,250 36Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah75$42,7541 year out$52,076$18,497 37University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin31$42,4871 year out$50,212$29,166 38Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas37$42,4131 year out$46,993$27,000 39Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas32$42,3331 year out$52,740$38,162 40CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York140$42,3001 year out$57,482$12,690 41Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado18$42,2541 year out—$25,000 42Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico37$42,2501 year out—$35,448 43CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York54$42,2271 year out—$9,608 44La Sierra UniversityRiverside, California12$42,2131 year out$58,985$35,500 45Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas25$41,8351 year out$43,107$29,000 46Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas37$41,8331 year out$47,230$24,603 47Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana133$41,6571 year out$47,703$18,410 48Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, North Carolina19$41,6431 year out$43,413$29,133 49Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida93$41,6261 year out$41,039$18,800 50Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon94$41,5941 year out$56,234$25,624 51University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin39$41,5821 year out$48,750$26,500 52Millikin UniversityDecatur, Illinois8$41,5431 year out$53,182$27,000 53Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire26$41,4511 year out$46,700$27,000 54University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California130$41,3271 year out$46,024$34,250 55Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts72$41,1871 year out$49,143$27,000 56Longwood UniversityFarmville, Virginia18$41,1601 year out$46,849$26,419 57University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington53$40,9691 year out$64,100$17,396 58University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington47$40,9691 year out$64,100$17,396 59Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio67$40,9591 year out$51,453$27,000 60University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania28$40,8361 year out$46,526$22,000 61Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa15$40,7361 year out—$25,837 62University of Southern MainePortland, Maine22$40,6921 year out$51,132$22,610 63Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas43$40,6671 year out$49,314$31,750 64Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, New York49$40,6421 year out$51,974$40,593 65University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin60$40,5621 year out$54,942$23,000 66University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana11$40,5321 year out$41,392—67University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada84$40,5301 year out$65,551$17,905 68Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California132$40,4581 year out—$25,000 69University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan26$40,3711 year out$52,290$38,000 70Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas48$40,3401 year out$53,706$24,000 71University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland84$40,3161 year out$59,755$22,500 72University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin87$40,1881 year out$49,042$29,610 73College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, Massachusetts44$40,1611 year out$53,977$31,682 74Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho60$40,1261 year out$52,297$28,350 75Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, Nebraska16$40,0801 year out$49,893$34,750 76University of KansasLawrence, Kansas66$40,0321 year out$45,517$24,000 77Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey86$39,9361 year out$53,428$25,000 78Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey81$39,9361 year out$53,428$25,000 79Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey67$39,9361 year out$53,428$25,000 80Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio30$39,9261 year out$48,503$28,250 81Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida160$39,9121 year out$49,864$21,101 82Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona183$39,8421 year out$48,856$20,000 83Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan98$39,7741 year out$49,933$28,012 84Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado42$39,7421 year out$47,782$28,785 85SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York56$39,6951 year out$49,513$23,312 86Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana—$39,6951 year out$52,384$14,506 87Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois31$39,6411 year out$47,489$29,850 88Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York33$39,3731 year out$56,162$26,000 89University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri21$39,2951 year out$42,278$26,579 90University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio91$39,2921 year out$46,240$29,125 91University of IowaIowa City, Iowa38$39,2851 year out$52,381$25,180 92University of ToledoToledo, Ohio55$39,2541 year out$47,761$31,000 93University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska44$39,2181 year out$41,982$24,000 94Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas29$39,2151 year out$44,251$35,135 95Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania33$39,1921 year out$46,697$27,000 96Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois100$39,1781 year out$49,644$17,500 97California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California54$39,1451 year out$61,618$13,018 98Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington50$39,1021 year out$53,900$17,109 99Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana60$39,0941 year out$45,042$23,900 100Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, Michigan78$39,0711 year out$48,947$29,893

Associate programs — top 100 of 137 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, New Jersey12$37,2501 year out$44,364$15,803 2Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey1$37,2501 year out$44,364$15,803 3Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas46$34,0031 year out$47,997$17,922 4Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio13$29,9811 year out—$25,631 5Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut22$29,5551 year out$43,591—6Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa3$25,1971 year out$32,090$29,500 7Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey26$24,6161 year out$40,890$9,219 8South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas81$18,3361 year out$37,160$6,227 9Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah66—1 year out——10Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada46—1 year out——11College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho46—1 year out——12Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, Texas41—1 year out$40,062$10,550 13Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma39—1 year out$48,164$10,038 14Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey36—1 year out$38,279—15Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas36—1 year out—$31,701 16Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio35—1 year out$27,680$25,177 17Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio33—1 year out$35,929$12,500 18San Juan CollegeFarmington, New Mexico32—1 year out$32,881—19Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan30—1 year out—$24,000 20Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas30—1 year out$34,306$12,000 21Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona29—1 year out——22Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi28—1 year out$31,677—23Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania27—1 year out——24Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts26—1 year out$44,205$6,433 25Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey25—1 year out——26Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia23—1 year out—$17,033 27University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio22—1 year out—$24,075 28Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey21—1 year out$34,725—29Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania21—1 year out$42,138$17,500 30Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi20—1 year out$28,785$10,831 31El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas20—1 year out——32Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona19—1 year out——33North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho19—1 year out$36,219$20,296 34Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan19—1 year out——35Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia19—1 year out——36College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho18—1 year out——37Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana18—1 year out$36,702$17,500 38Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi18—1 year out$31,474—39Reading Area Community CollegeReading, Pennsylvania18—1 year out—$11,725 40Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah18—1 year out——41Tohono O'odham Community CollegeSells, Arizona18—1 year out——42Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona17—1 year out——43Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania17—1 year out$32,747—44Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan16—1 year out——45South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota16—1 year out——46Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey16—1 year out$45,935$12,458 47Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio16—1 year out$38,734—48Clackamas Community CollegeOregon City, Oregon16—1 year out$38,645—49Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona16—1 year out——50University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio15—1 year out—$24,075 51Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia14—1 year out——52College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois13—1 year out——53Marion Technical CollegeMarion, Ohio12—1 year out$32,990—54Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold, Ohio12—1 year out——55Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, Mississippi11—1 year out——56Rogue Community CollegeGrants Pass, Oregon11—1 year out——57Cecil CollegeNorth East, Maryland10—1 year out——58Bay de Noc Community CollegeEscanaba, Michigan10—1 year out——59Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, Mississippi10—1 year out——60Ocean County CollegeToms River, New Jersey10—1 year out——61Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, Ohio10—1 year out——62Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——63Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota9—1 year out——64Fort Peck Community CollegePoplar, Montana9—1 year out——65Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten, North Dakota9—1 year out——66South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas9—1 year out——67Sussex County Community CollegeNewton, New Jersey9—1 year out——68East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi8—1 year out$28,415—69Washington State College of OhioMarietta, Ohio8—1 year out——70Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasHelena, Arkansas7—1 year out——71Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois7—1 year out——72Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois7—1 year out$30,828—73Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota7—1 year out——74Blackfeet Community CollegeBrowning, Montana7—1 year out——75Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio7—1 year out——76Zane State CollegeZanesville, Ohio7—1 year out$36,389—77Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island7—1 year out——78Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas7—1 year out——79Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming7—1 year out——80Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia6—1 year out——81Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa6—1 year out——82Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswell, New Mexico6—1 year out——83Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma6—1 year out——84Butler County Community CollegeButler, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——85York County Community CollegeWells, Maine6—1 year out——86Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa5—1 year out——87Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiac, Michigan5—1 year out——88Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota5—1 year out——89Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska5—1 year out——90Southeast New Mexico CollegeCarlsbad, New Mexico5—1 year out——91Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanola, New Mexico5—1 year out——92Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon5—1 year out$33,118—93Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——94Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona4—1 year out——95Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, Illinois4—1 year out——96Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa4—1 year out——97Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, Kansas4—1 year out——98Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, Michigan4—1 year out——99Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan4—1 year out——100Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota4—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 50 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana46$41,5611 year out—$14,535 2Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio65—1 year out—$7,500 3University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts58—1 year out——4University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin45—1 year out——5Clark State CollegeSpringfield, Ohio33—1 year out——6Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana27—1 year out——7Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey23—1 year out$39,753—8Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida18—1 year out—$18,288 9Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan16—1 year out——10University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin16—1 year out——11University of KansasLawrence, Kansas15—1 year out——12Clackamas Community CollegeOregon City, Oregon14—1 year out——13Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon14—1 year out——14Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas14—1 year out——15Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky12—1 year out$34,291—16Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, Ohio12—1 year out——17Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia11—1 year out——18The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, Minnesota10—1 year out——19James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, Ohio10—1 year out——20Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas9—1 year out——21University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah9—1 year out——22Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia9—1 year out——23Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey8—1 year out——24Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——25Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida6—1 year out——26Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan6—1 year out——27Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona5—1 year out——28Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona5—1 year out$29,518$5,250 29Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts5—1 year out——30Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills, Massachusetts5—1 year out——31Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——32Tohono O'odham Community CollegeSells, Arizona5—1 year out——33University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio4—1 year out——34San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas4—1 year out——35Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia4—1 year out——36City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois3—1 year out——37Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts2—1 year out——38Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan2—1 year out——39Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell CampusRoswell, New Mexico2—1 year out——40Carl Albert State CollegePoteau, Oklahoma2—1 year out——41Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma2—1 year out——42The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas2—1 year out——43Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington2—1 year out$46,115—44Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington2—1 year out——45University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas1—1 year out——46Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado1—1 year out——47Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1—1 year out——48College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois1—1 year out——49Oakton CollegeDes Plaines, Illinois1—1 year out——50Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).