Social Work: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of social work graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 295 colleges. National median: $56,086, rising to $62,696 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	San Francisco State University	CA	$87,992	$94,452	$34,250
2	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	$78,255	$95,950	$17,288
3	California State University-East Bay	CA	$77,471	$96,198	$33,622
4	California State University-Northridge	CA	$76,529	$81,505	$24,500
5	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$76,257	$84,100	$25,474
6	California State University-Fresno	CA	$75,708	$80,905	$25,575
7	California State University-Bakersfield	CA	$75,184	$86,527	$32,900
8	University of Alaska Anchorage	AK	$74,800	$72,105	$35,376
9	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$73,982	$82,395	$30,328
10	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$73,879	$81,397	$24,718
11	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$73,466	$78,135	$26,024
12	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	$73,337	$84,628	$28,220
13	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$72,541	$85,426	$41,000
14	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	$72,501	—	$51,237
15	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	$72,437	$84,837	$40,885
16	California Baptist University	CA	$70,456	$72,590	$41,000
17	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$69,712	$77,163	$53,831
18	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$69,712	$77,163	$53,831
19	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$69,509	$81,476	$33,542
20	Seattle University	WA	$68,593	$70,622	$37,085
21	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$68,481	$77,471	$38,808
22	San Diego State University	CA	$68,370	$78,813	$23,713
23	University of Southern California	CA	$68,115	$73,829	$114,877
24	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$67,958	$77,518	$60,750
25	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	$67,903	$76,568	$29,250
26	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	$67,848	$74,253	$35,464
27	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$67,802	$76,071	$41,000
28	California State University-Chico	CA	$67,519	$72,273	$15,000
29	Portland State University	OR	$66,965	$77,091	$56,750
30	Howard University	DC	$66,929	$75,734	$88,816
31	Regis College	MA	$65,320	—	$51,125
32	University of North Dakota	ND	$64,742	$72,577	$40,724
33	Salem State University	MA	$64,709	$69,819	$41,000
34	Eastern Washington University	WA	$64,689	$68,191	$36,000
35	Bridgewater State University	MA	$64,650	$75,783	$41,000
36	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$64,626	$75,980	$66,998
37	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$64,343	$77,884	$31,730
38	Touro University	NY	$64,335	$71,531	$64,564
39	Northeastern State University	OK	$63,889	—	$25,100
40	Boston College	MA	$63,684	$71,957	$44,802
41	Boston University	MA	$63,669	$72,136	$54,413
42	New York University	NY	$63,502	$72,690	$97,509
43	Rhode Island College	RI	$63,368	$69,017	$22,181
44	Springfield College	MA	$63,341	$68,674	$61,500
45	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$63,236	$68,695	$70,543
46	Chicago State University	IL	$63,234	$65,619	$72,249
47	Delaware State University	DE	$63,018	$63,662	$30,750
48	CUNY York College	NY	$62,839	—	$20,500
49	Chamberlain University-Illinois	IL	$62,256	—	$42,125
50	University of St Thomas	MN	$62,144	$65,240	$38,671
51	Fordham University	NY	$62,142	$70,342	$61,000
52	University of Maryland Baltimore	MD	$62,083	$70,051	$50,598
53	Long Island University	NY	$62,007	$69,549	$110,322
54	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$61,928	$71,402	$28,920
55	Augsburg University	MN	$61,755	$69,129	$41,000
56	George Mason University	VA	$61,715	$70,044	$55,166
57	Simmons University	MA	$61,660	$69,292	$71,750
58	Montclair State University	NJ	$61,559	$66,259	$41,000
59	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$61,549	$64,587	$48,312
60	University of Utah	UT	$61,143	$67,368	$35,304
61	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$61,006	$73,580	$34,500
62	Morgan State University	MD	$60,968	$70,545	$41,000
63	Boise State University	ID	$60,861	$64,464	$32,155
64	University of Saint Joseph	CT	$60,693	$68,123	$49,293
65	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$60,687	$67,462	$53,845
66	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$60,687	$67,462	$53,845
67	University of Chicago	IL	$60,660	$71,980	$66,000
68	Northwest Nazarene University	ID	$60,592	$70,614	$47,834
69	Seton Hall University	NJ	$60,513	$68,884	$64,950
70	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$60,484	$64,161	$20,500
71	Ferris State University	MI	$60,459	$63,946	$30,000
72	Westfield State University	MA	$60,429	$70,061	$41,000
73	George Fox University	OR	$60,185	$71,521	$41,000
74	Widener University	PA	$60,108	$67,786	$79,500
75	Pacific University	OR	$60,073	$66,596	$51,250
76	Stony Brook University	NY	$60,067	$67,350	$41,000
77	University of Wyoming	WY	$60,021	$69,044	$27,969
78	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$59,835	$64,396	$38,583
79	University of New England	ME	$59,792	$61,719	$67,544
80	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$59,761	—	$41,000
81	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$59,688	$66,816	$33,047
82	University of Connecticut	CT	$59,566	$68,882	$41,000
83	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$59,566	$68,882	$41,000
84	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$59,566	$68,882	$41,000
85	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$59,566	$68,882	$41,000
86	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$59,566	$68,882	$41,000
87	Sacred Heart University	CT	$59,514	$59,036	$52,592
88	Quinnipiac University	CT	$59,496	$71,091	$59,042
89	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$59,432	$66,438	$45,168
90	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$59,432	$66,438	$45,168
91	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$59,432	$66,438	$45,168
92	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$59,385	$62,970	$41,000
93	Kean University	NJ	$59,383	$66,931	$58,773
94	Norfolk State University	VA	$59,342	$64,246	$40,545
95	Adelphi University	NY	$59,304	$71,718	$61,500
96	University of Houston	TX	$59,172	$68,032	$40,396
97	Binghamton University	NY	$59,089	$63,907	$41,000
98	University of Maine	ME	$59,087	$64,301	$49,416
99	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$59,063	$69,273	$45,657
100	University at Albany	NY	$58,991	$64,213	$38,762
101	Smith College	MA	$58,976	$68,927	$51,932
102	Stockton University	NJ	$58,920	$63,291	$34,475
103	Walden University	MN	$58,916	$63,559	$68,334
104	Keuka College	NY	$58,745	$65,013	$37,682
105	Hawaii Pacific University	HI	$58,707	$64,434	—
106	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$58,620	—	$32,521
107	Washburn University	KS	$58,577	$59,993	$37,496
108	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$58,402	$68,679	$53,578
109	DePaul University	IL	$58,271	$60,329	$61,500
110	Clarke University	IA	$58,185	$56,897	$24,899
111	Syracuse University	NY	$58,167	$61,656	$61,365
112	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$58,113	$65,097	$47,958
113	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$58,100	$61,073	$28,299
114	Salisbury University	MD	$57,947	$67,218	$35,000
115	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	$57,847	$66,503	$34,583
116	Governors State University	IL	$57,830	$62,482	$33,700
117	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$57,680	$62,101	$32,788
118	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	$57,585	—	$21,111
119	Utah State University	UT	$57,571	$66,536	$27,396
120	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$57,528	$65,915	$40,001
121	Dominican University	IL	$57,436	$63,207	$43,604
122	Northern Michigan University	MI	$57,382	—	$29,412
123	Walla Walla University	WA	$57,378	$56,969	$41,000
124	Western New Mexico University	NM	$57,277	$63,313	$34,700
125	Saint Cloud State University	MN	$57,240	$68,318	$20,500
126	St Catherine University	MN	$57,219	—	$38,776
127	Barry University	FL	$57,190	$64,500	$52,995
128	Spring Arbor University	MI	$57,170	$69,441	$28,800
129	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	$56,987	$55,716	$75,663
130	Utah Valley University	UT	$56,979	$71,388	$29,851
131	Texas State University	TX	$56,923	$62,619	$33,660
132	Alvernia University	PA	$56,922	—	$32,582
133	The College of Saint Scholastica	MN	$56,892	$64,773	$35,339
134	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$56,844	$65,063	$41,000
135	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$56,829	$66,873	$53,090
136	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$56,807	$62,696	$29,750
137	University of Central Florida	FL	$56,806	$58,123	$40,660
138	University of Denver	CO	$56,800	$65,203	$93,505
139	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	$56,777	$64,391	$34,255
140	University of Arkansas	AR	$56,632	$58,464	$22,085
141	Nazareth University	NY	$56,467	$59,937	$40,527
142	Western Michigan University	MI	$56,463	$60,283	$41,000
143	Baylor University	TX	$56,448	$61,272	$62,721
144	Michigan State University	MI	$56,418	$64,368	—
145	Park University	MO	$56,288	$61,582	$37,955
146	Wichita State University	KS	$56,176	$59,219	$27,550
147	Brigham Young University	UT	$56,143	$62,078	—
148	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$56,086	$67,960	$37,690
149	University of Southern Maine	ME	$56,015	$62,912	$35,138
150	Roberts Wesleyan University	NY	$55,939	$60,816	$41,000
151	Ball State University	IN	$55,907	—	$25,144
152	Tennessee State University	TN	$55,884	$57,826	$20,500
153	Tarleton State University	TX	$55,880	$59,672	$28,404
154	Aurora University	IL	$55,865	$61,710	$35,633
155	Temple University	PA	$55,820	$62,274	$54,350
156	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$55,812	$64,120	$44,483
157	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	$55,785	—	$20,500
158	University of St Francis	IL	$55,723	$61,372	$27,109
159	Yeshiva University	NY	$55,713	$70,744	$52,500
160	Grand Valley State University	MI	$55,701	$59,369	$44,287
161	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	$55,668	$64,620	$33,580
162	North Carolina Central University	NC	$55,660	$57,082	$50,855
163	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$55,607	$62,890	$34,166
164	Madonna University	MI	$55,442	$62,583	—
165	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$55,399	$64,788	$41,000
166	Our Lady of the Lake University	TX	$55,368	$62,913	$61,667
167	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$55,249	$56,193	$34,500
168	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$55,244	$58,551	$20,500
169	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$55,238	$62,275	$41,000
170	Saint Leo University	FL	$55,219	$62,036	$53,454
171	West Texas A & M University	TX	$55,207	$62,188	$28,904
172	Wayne State University	MI	$55,052	$61,914	$41,000
173	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$55,052	$57,905	$37,512
174	Brescia University	KY	$54,881	$50,197	$38,346
175	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$54,815	$62,611	$47,743
176	Monmouth University	NJ	$54,814	$66,697	$35,617
177	University of Kansas	KS	$54,784	$59,791	$29,391
178	Radford University	VA	$54,679	$61,332	$36,523
179	University of Vermont	VT	$54,550	$64,211	$50,750
180	Newman University	KS	$54,497	$58,748	$54,237
181	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$54,401	$58,490	$41,000
182	Angelo State University	TX	$54,394	—	$15,882
183	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$54,360	$60,273	$38,013
184	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$54,360	$60,273	$38,013
185	East Texas A&M University	TX	$54,321	$60,618	$27,556
186	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$54,293	$62,641	$31,569
187	Valdosta State University	GA	$54,259	$63,609	$30,752
188	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	$54,238	$64,464	$41,463
189	Clark Atlanta University	GA	$54,182	$62,780	$51,500
190	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	$54,121	—	$20,500
191	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$54,106	$60,739	$40,353
192	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$54,090	$63,805	$51,367
193	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	$54,082	$59,663	$20,500
194	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$54,081	$59,834	$26,820
195	University of Iowa	IA	$54,031	$58,268	$45,159
196	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$54,017	$64,172	$48,361
197	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$53,963	$59,903	$42,556
198	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$53,892	$56,543	$28,315
199	Case Western Reserve University	OH	$53,786	$60,228	$88,880
200	Texas Christian University	TX	$53,773	$60,329	—
201	Cleveland State University	OH	$53,731	$58,916	$39,500
202	SUNY Brockport	NY	$53,694	$60,757	$31,500
203	Concord University	WV	$53,666	$57,680	$34,500
204	Stephen F Austin State University	TX	$53,550	$61,841	$25,521
205	Erikson Institute	IL	$53,543	$66,121	$92,813
206	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	$53,536	$61,462	$20,500
207	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$53,300	$59,370	$41,000
208	Indiana University-Northwest	IN	$53,270	$58,430	$38,500
209	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$53,184	$58,151	$20,500
210	Marywood University	PA	$53,138	$61,536	$45,744
211	University of South Florida	FL	$53,058	$56,830	$31,650
212	University at Buffalo	NY	$53,054	$60,612	$41,000
213	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$53,037	$59,609	$21,364
214	Johnson C Smith University	NC	$52,977	$61,497	$41,000
215	Saint Louis University	MO	$52,953	$57,853	$40,449
216	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$52,862	$63,357	$32,428
217	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	$52,819	$57,898	$40,633
218	Campbellsville University	KY	$52,742	$55,212	$36,450
219	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$52,741	$66,253	$52,000
220	The University of Montana	MT	$52,735	$60,362	$53,201
221	University of Toledo	OH	$52,709	$56,004	$31,207
222	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$52,685	$60,384	$42,166
223	University of Kentucky	KY	$52,636	$60,970	$30,750
224	East Carolina University	NC	$52,586	$61,461	$38,212
225	Savannah State University	GA	$52,563	$55,566	$27,573
226	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$52,544	$57,587	$41,000
227	Youngstown State University	OH	$52,512	$61,197	$35,500
228	University of Louisville	KY	$52,439	$59,074	$47,656
229	Albany State University	GA	$52,355	$56,072	$38,591
230	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$52,333	$58,826	$34,600
231	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$52,322	$55,285	$46,714
232	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$52,277	$59,556	$30,937
233	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$52,240	$64,885	$26,230
234	Western Carolina University	NC	$52,233	$58,911	$35,682
235	Winthrop University	SC	$52,101	$56,287	$61,500
236	Arkansas State University	AR	$52,079	$56,813	$29,827
237	University of North Texas	TX	$52,075	—	—
238	West Virginia University	WV	$52,062	$58,265	$35,598
239	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$52,049	$65,263	$40,194
240	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$52,013	$64,476	$25,113
241	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$51,957	$54,418	$22,083
242	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$51,750	$62,202	$119,773
243	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$51,711	$62,434	$22,500
244	Southeastern University	FL	$51,667	$61,053	$27,768
245	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$51,603	$59,108	$26,522
246	Lewis University	IL	$51,468	—	$21,666
247	Kennesaw State University	GA	$51,462	$59,764	$38,059
248	Carlow University	PA	$51,369	—	—
249	University of Georgia	GA	$51,262	$60,590	$49,148
250	Andrews University	MI	$51,238	$59,083	—
251	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$50,909	$55,192	$28,500
252	Indiana University-South Bend	IN	$50,854	$53,764	$38,402
253	Georgia State University	GA	$50,817	$55,629	$32,845
254	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	$50,770	$64,009	$21,876
255	East Tennessee State University	TN	$50,734	$53,352	$41,000
256	Texas Woman's University	TX	$50,693	—	—
257	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$50,401	$53,836	$32,411
258	Saint Ambrose University	IA	$50,357	$54,215	$41,000
259	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$50,351	$58,382	$39,099
260	Fayetteville State University	NC	$50,273	$52,915	$34,795
261	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$50,261	$54,200	$25,189
262	Daemen University	NY	$50,253	$58,349	$40,956
263	Louisiana Christian University	LA	$50,081	—	$27,250
264	Idaho State University	ID	$50,063	—	$25,500
265	Spalding University	KY	$50,049	$59,014	$41,000
266	Appalachian State University	NC	$50,035	$54,939	$20,500
267	Gallaudet University	DC	$50,013	$53,501	$30,750
268	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$49,955	$62,412	$27,318
269	University of Memphis	TN	$49,886	$61,683	$32,318
270	Grambling State University	LA	$49,737	$59,157	$44,742
271	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$49,622	$55,624	$31,535
272	Troy University	AL	$49,618	$58,560	$30,417
273	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	$49,584	$59,853	$25,190
274	Southern Adventist University	TN	$49,408	$52,732	$30,058
275	Illinois State University	IL	$49,278	$55,801	$27,338
276	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	PA	$49,263	$57,834	$41,000
277	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	$48,871	$61,026	$32,500
278	Marshall University	WV	$48,780	$61,852	$35,669
279	Austin Peay State University	TN	$48,658	$59,382	$24,690
280	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$48,567	$56,741	$44,621
281	The University of Alabama	AL	$48,546	$54,926	$33,404
282	Samford University	AL	$48,511	$55,271	$41,000
283	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	$48,045	$44,786	$20,500
284	Union University	TN	$47,584	$54,660	$41,000
285	Western Kentucky University	KY	$47,211	$56,628	$20,500
286	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	$47,115	$52,413	$35,767
287	Alabama State University	AL	$46,974	$49,696	—
288	Auburn University	AL	$46,723	—	—
289	Alabama A & M University	AL	$45,667	$51,295	$39,229
290	Jacksonville State University	AL	$45,231	—	$27,770
291	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	$44,476	$51,523	$38,270
292	Jackson State University	MS	$43,858	$48,920	$41,000
293	University of North Alabama	AL	$42,231	—	$20,500
294	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	PR	$27,791	$34,329	$20,600
295	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	$26,116	$33,793	$20,500

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do social work graduates earn?

The median college reports $56,086 in earnings one year after a master's degree in social work and $62,696 four years after. The highest is $87,992 at San Francisco State University.

How much student debt do social work graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $38,402 at the typical college.