Social Work

1,468 programs at U.S. colleges award 58,988 credentials a year in this field (CIP 44.07). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $51,790 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Undergraduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$41,561	$12,600	46

Highest-paying Associate's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ	$37,250	$20,000	1
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ	$37,250	$20,000	12
Austin Community College District Austin, TX	$34,003	$12,705	46
Clark State College Springfield, OH	$29,981	$20,278	13
Connecticut State Community College New Britain, CT	$29,555	—	22
Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA	$25,197	$24,750	3
Camden County College Blackwood, NJ	$24,616	—	26
South Texas College McAllen, TX	$18,336	—	81

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	$49,695	$22,250	64
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$48,750	—	24
University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	$48,151	$24,966	23
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$47,734	$23,783	13
Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	$47,637	$17,698	63
Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN	$47,192	$23,000	34
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$46,384	$25,000	11
Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN	$46,368	—	15
University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	$45,973	$44,000	12
University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	$45,870	$22,632	13
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	$45,565	$31,750	28
Salem State University Salem, MA	$45,450	$24,991	31
The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN	$45,371	$18,974	44
Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	$45,259	$22,500	17
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	$45,227	$26,072	26
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$45,146	$27,000	19
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$44,906	$13,000	81
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	$44,742	$8,080	47
Minot State University Minot, ND	$44,731	$16,750	51
Winona State University Winona, MN	$44,546	$20,225	67
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	$44,427	$19,000	104
Capital University Columbus, OH	$44,344	$25,625	19
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	$44,311	$10,750	47
St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	$44,257	$28,020	39
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	$44,135	$19,168	38

Highest-paying Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	$56,583	—	—
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$53,242	—	—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$51,416	—	—
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$41,750	—	—

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$93,023	$23,688	37
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	$81,059	$35,394	65
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	$71,186	$25,500	51
California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	$67,567	$35,500	97
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	$67,479	$37,400	120
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$66,873	$30,414	222
California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	$66,121	$38,800	98
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$65,967	$33,556	54
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$65,650	$40,666	32
Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	$65,606	$61,500	—
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$65,106	$53,583	93
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$64,873	$23,688	58
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$64,869	$29,958	124
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$64,193	$32,228	170
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$64,167	$31,100	104
University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	$63,535	$34,773	40
CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$63,051	$29,986	64
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$62,790	$41,000	127
California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	$62,668	$41,000	69
California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$62,661	$18,968	44
Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI	$62,452	—	17
California Baptist University Riverside, CA	$62,331	$44,667	138
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$62,207	$40,772	93
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$61,978	$22,395	110
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$61,696	$51,250	47

Highest-paying Doctoral degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
New York University New York, NY	$122,282	—	8
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$108,858	—	22
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$95,259	—	16
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$95,093	$116,557	26
Walden University Minneapolis, MN	$83,189	$102,480	39
Capella University Minneapolis, MN	$80,985	$91,930	70
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$74,310	$65,830	12

Highest-paying First professional degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$72,268	$55,825	—
The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$59,489	$71,981	—
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$48,477	$46,000	—

Highest-paying Graduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM	$54,127	$38,204	56
Madonna University Livonia, MI	$49,884	$20,500	7
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$47,162	$41,000	119
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$44,353	—	103