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Associate's · Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Social Work (Associate's): earnings by school

39 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$34,288
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$40,502
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$13,165
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 36 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $36,363 and $44,586. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Brookdale Community College NJ—$57,548—
Holyoke Community College MA—$51,690—
Community College of Allegheny County PA—$51,496—
Austin Community College District TX$36,252$50,662$14,250
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus NJ—$49,880—
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus NJ—$49,880—
Ferris State University MI—$49,819$18,301
Texas Southmost College TX$30,716$44,990$7,000
Sinclair Community College OH—$44,586—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH—$43,871$13,165
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College OH—$43,871$13,165
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College OH—$43,871$13,165
Owens Community College OH—$43,514—
Connecticut State Community College CT$40,963$42,593$9,500
Salt Lake Community College UT—$42,206—
Hudson County Community College NJ$41,591——
Northampton County Area Community College PA—$41,245$16,750
Southern State Community College OH—$41,161—
Tulsa Community College OK—$40,761$11,744
Vincennes University IN—$40,243$15,806
Essex County College NJ—$40,064—
Iowa Central Community College IA—$39,933—
Passaic County Community College NJ—$39,907—
San Antonio College TX—$39,835—
Amarillo College TX—$37,711—
Reading Area Community College PA—$37,280—
Camden County College NJ$32,863$36,916—
Clark State College OH—$36,363$17,821
Bristol Community College MA—$35,857$10,500
Dallas College TX$35,712—$16,274
South Texas College TX$27,540$35,379—
Stark State College OH$36,445$35,009$15,272
San Juan College NM—$34,685—
Tyler Junior College TX$27,165$34,457$12,217
Itawamba Community College MS—$33,989—
Zane State College OH—$31,524—
Georgia Military College GA$31,297—$12,969
Northwest Mississippi Community College MS—$30,126—
Coahoma Community College MS—$27,940—