Median Starting Salaries (by Institution): Social Work

Salary (by major) data was collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) College Scorecard platform and indicates the median salary of an institution’s graduates two years after receiving their bachelor’s degree in social work, along with the number of graduates per institution for which the USDOE has salary data. Since the USDOE focuses only on early-career salaries, we limit the salary tables on our Dataverse to “pre-professional” majors where students are more likely to pursue employment immediately after graduation (e.g., as opposed to attending graduate school) and within their undergraduate field of study.

*Note that the USDOE is not able to disclose salary data by major for all institutions offering a major in this area. For example, if a group of individuals within a certain institution is too small, the USDOE must suppress salary data in order to prevent identification of the group’s individuals.

Table Updated December 2023

UnitID	Institution	# Graduates	Median Starting Salary	TAG
175005	St Catherine University	33	$45,149
182290	University of Nevada-Reno	64	$44,276	UNR
173300	Concordia College at Moorhead	23	$44,170
173124	Bemidji State University	50	$41,937
240107	Viterbo University	28	$41,937
200253	Minot State University	30	$41,565
175272	Winona State University	118	$41,565
228875	Texas Christian University	11	$41,565
159391	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	98	$41,147	LSU
122597	San Francisco State University	22	$41,007	SFSU
174899	The College of Saint Scholastica	58	$40,896
229115	Texas Tech University	31	$40,737
110510	California State University-San Bernardino	40	$40,492
173920	Minnesota State University-Mankato	86	$40,140
182281	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	38	$40,017	UNLV
102553	University of Alaska Anchorage	15	$39,909
174844	St Olaf College	15	$39,729
110635	University of California-Berkeley	62	$39,585	UC Berkeley; UCB
190691	CUNY York College	17	$39,369
209807	Portland State University	43	$39,369
174783	Saint Cloud State University	96	$39,286
240727	University of Wyoming	40	$39,271
173160	Bethel University	33	$39,099
164988	Boston University	42	$39,009	BU
175078	Southwest Minnesota State University	29	$38,829
130493	Southern Connecticut State University	41	$38,649
156082	Washburn University	14	$38,289
200280	University of North Dakota	33	$38,289	UND
190558	College of Staten Island CUNY	25	$38,289
122755	San Jose State University	30	$38,289	SJSU
174358	Minnesota State University Moorhead	115	$37,964
207500	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	22	$37,856
240277	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	41	$37,808
174020	Metropolitan State University	51	$37,748
127565	Metropolitan State University of Denver	56	$37,699
240426	University of Wisconsin-Superior	49	$37,671
213367	La Salle University	12	$37,568
185572	Monmouth University	14	$37,568
236948	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	78	$37,478	UW
377564	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	78	$37,478	UW
167729	Salem State University	61	$37,110
165024	Bridgewater State University	92	$37,018
166638	University of Massachusetts-Boston	31	$36,992	UMass Boston
155399	Kansas State University	29	$36,992	KSU
130314	University of Saint Joseph	20	$36,848
195474	Siena College	13	$36,668
168263	Westfield State University	41	$36,668
226091	Lamar University	21	$36,668
186201	Ramapo College of New Jersey	28	$36,668
154013	Mount Mercy University	16	$36,560
104151	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	130	$36,514	ASU
139463	Dalton State College	25	$36,437
174914	University of St Thomas	20	$36,275
190637	CUNY Lehman College	109	$36,218
240471	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	23	$35,988
228459	Texas State University	51	$35,950
433660	Florida Gulf Coast University	34	$35,823
227216	University of North Texas	59	$35,772	UNT
228529	Tarleton State University	46	$35,653
172644	Wayne State University	39	$35,594
206604	Wright State University-Main Campus	41	$35,416
151111	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	82	$35,374	IUPUI
139940	Georgia State University	66	$35,274	GSU
229814	West Texas A & M University	52	$35,179
216339	Temple University	103	$35,157
186584	Seton Hall University	20	$35,060
167394	College of Our Lady of the Elms	47	$35,060
131399	University of the District of Columbia	17	$35,060
186876	Stockton University	56	$35,060
206084	University of Toledo	66	$34,755
183044	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	50	$34,704	UNH
197869	Appalachian State University	101	$34,526	App State; ASU
162760	Hood College	19	$34,526
181446	Nebraska Wesleyan University	20	$34,526
201441	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	64	$34,467
227526	Prairie View A & M University	13	$34,420
216852	Widener University	15	$34,348
126818	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	98	$34,330	CSU
128771	Central Connecticut State University	32	$34,298
240365	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	27	$34,298
151324	Indiana State University	31	$34,259	ISU
172051	Saginaw Valley State University	75	$34,244
228431	Stephen F Austin State University	41	$34,206
240480	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	17	$33,993
183080	Plymouth State University	30	$33,993
100751	The University of Alabama	37	$33,993
192819	Marist College	11	$33,993
232043	Eastern Mennonite University	11	$33,993
222831	Angelo State University	31	$33,993
193900	New York University	14	$33,993	NYU
110583	California State University-Long Beach	51	$33,993
155061	Fort Hays State University	21	$33,993
186399	Rutgers University-Newark	73	$33,755
186371	Rutgers University-Camden	73	$33,755
186380	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	73	$33,755	RU
142115	Boise State University	62	$33,755
163268	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	62	$33,687	UMBC
212160	Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	36	$33,687
240268	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	74	$33,664
198464	East Carolina University	53	$33,616	ECU
211158	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	61	$33,565
171146	University of Michigan-Flint	38	$33,565	UMIch Flint
216010	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	71	$33,565
237792	Shepherd University	21	$33,565
228769	The University of Texas at Arlington	102	$33,500	UT
230737	Utah Valley University	36	$33,459
110608	California State University-Northridge	106	$33,382
196130	SUNY Buffalo State University	70	$33,318
234155	Virginia State University	28	$33,281
125763	Whittier College	26	$33,281
217536	Salve Regina University	13	$33,281
204024	Miami University-Oxford	23	$33,281
236595	Seattle University	16	$33,281
230764	University of Utah	19	$33,192	UU
178396	University of Missouri-Columbia	20	$33,138	Mizzou
133669	Florida Atlantic University	86	$33,077	FAU
143358	Bradley University	20	$33,077
157447	Northern Kentucky University	74	$33,007
160630	Southern University at New Orleans	14	$32,925
188429	Adelphi University	14	$32,925
201104	Ashland University	14	$32,925
154095	University of Northern Iowa	44	$32,925	UNI
153834	Luther College	16	$32,925
185590	Montclair State University	34	$32,925
138716	Albany State University	29	$32,925
130934	Delaware State University	24	$32,925
217420	Rhode Island College	95	$32,874
149772	Western Illinois University	43	$32,854
204857	Ohio University-Main Campus	78	$32,806	OU
155681	Pittsburg State University	37	$32,772
204796	Ohio State University-Main Campus	161	$32,772	OSU
153658	University of Iowa	39	$32,772	UI
107044	Harding University	21	$32,772
110592	California State University-Los Angeles	131	$32,747
199218	University of North Carolina Wilmington	65	$32,747	UNCW; UNC Wilmington
240453	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	87	$32,711
109785	Azusa Pacific University	39	$32,711
212133	Eastern University	31	$32,711
105330	Northern Arizona University	51	$32,678	NAU
151351	Indiana University-Bloomington	27	$32,569	IU; IUB
150941	Huntington University	14	$32,569
239105	Marquette University	26	$32,569
230834	Castleton University	21	$32,569
229179	Texas Woman's University	31	$32,569
151306	University of Southern Indiana	51	$32,569
236230	Pacific Lutheran University	17	$32,569
219709	Belmont University	15	$32,569
240444	University of Wisconsin-Madison	57	$32,569	UW Madison
207041	East Central University	17	$32,569
176965	University of Central Missouri	44	$32,569
110617	California State University-Sacramento	169	$32,569
218964	Winthrop University	31	$32,391
181394	University of Nebraska at Omaha	24	$32,391
216764	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	30	$32,391	WCU
212197	Elizabethtown College	12	$32,382
122409	San Diego State University	54	$32,332	SDSU
155317	University of Kansas	19	$32,284	KU
139959	University of Georgia	30	$32,284	UGA
213613	Lock Haven University	61	$32,245
201885	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	31	$32,213	Cincy
171100	Michigan State University	25	$32,213	MSU
171571	Oakland University	71	$32,142
179557	Southeast Missouri State University	35	$32,021
235097	Eastern Washington University	66	$31,850
151342	Indiana University-South Bend	15	$31,848	IU
137351	University of South Florida	59	$31,828	USF
220862	University of Memphis	58	$31,825
169910	Ferris State University	46	$31,747
206695	Youngstown State University	97	$31,721
213783	Mansfield University of Pennsylvania	31	$31,719
196246	SUNY College at Plattsburgh	21	$31,708
207263	Northeastern State University	38	$31,616
170301	Hope College	17	$31,581
150136	Ball State University	71	$31,567	BSU
130776	Western Connecticut State University	31	$31,527
147776	Northeastern Illinois University	95	$31,474
148654	University of Illinois Springfield	26	$31,466
129215	Eastern Connecticut State University	23	$31,423
173045	Augsburg University	21	$31,314
172699	Western Michigan University	62	$31,314
110565	California State University-Fullerton	23	$31,314
157951	Western Kentucky University	63	$31,265	WKU
226833	Midwestern State University	29	$31,236
150066	Anderson University	13	$31,133
152530	Taylor University	13	$31,133
162283	Coppin State University	29	$31,133
227845	Saint Edward's University	26	$31,127
149222	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	56	$31,067
133650	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	48	$31,042	Florida A&M
199148	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	70	$31,021	UNCG; UNC Greensboro
179566	Missouri State University-Springfield	47	$31,021
165936	Gordon College	34	$30,988
151801	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	26	$30,988
221740	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	24	$30,988	UTC
214041	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	112	$30,771
216038	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	40	$30,771
163453	Morgan State University	37	$30,771
179159	Saint Louis University	15	$30,771	SLU
136172	University of North Florida	12	$30,771
169080	Calvin University	22	$30,771
232186	George Mason University	40	$30,771
232423	James Madison University	63	$30,672	JMU
238032	West Virginia University	36	$30,616	WVU
169798	Eastern Michigan University	128	$30,554
145813	Illinois State University	33	$30,554	ISU
208822	George Fox University	18	$30,554
221768	The University of Tennessee-Martin	58	$30,554
101480	Jacksonville State University	67	$30,520
233277	Radford University	43	$30,475
229063	Texas Southern University	16	$30,409
161554	University of Southern Maine	19	$30,409
219976	Lipscomb University	14	$30,409
215293	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	36	$30,409
213349	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	68	$30,409
133951	Florida International University	47	$30,305	FIU
199139	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	41	$30,305	UNCC; UNC Charlotte
102614	University of Alaska Fairbanks	23	$30,228
141574	University of Hawaii at Manoa	20	$30,228
170082	Grand Valley State University	100	$30,228
102094	University of South Alabama	48	$30,186
200004	Western Carolina University	81	$30,167	WCU
110538	California State University-Chico	61	$30,119
219602	Austin Peay State University	66	$30,119
221759	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	47	$30,119	UTK
102368	Troy University	42	$30,119
171456	Northern Michigan University	42	$30,119
169248	Central Michigan University	41	$30,080
202134	Cleveland State University	54	$29,995
156125	Wichita State University	37	$29,995
156620	Eastern Kentucky University	44	$29,956	EKU
221971	Union University	27	$29,956
237899	West Virginia State University	25	$29,685
142276	Idaho State University	41	$29,685	ISU
134097	Florida State University	61	$29,685	FSU
232566	Longwood University	22	$29,685
196158	SUNY at Fredonia	32	$29,685
161253	University of Maine	20	$29,685
110556	California State University-Fresno	108	$29,540
163851	Salisbury University	56	$29,487
138354	The University of West Florida	42	$29,443
180489	The University of Montana	51	$29,374
149231	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	32	$29,374
147828	Olivet Nazarene University	27	$29,250
157289	University of Louisville	22	$29,250	UL
101709	University of Montevallo	32	$29,250
100858	Auburn University	25	$29,250
100663	University of Alabama at Birmingham	54	$29,250
106245	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	18	$29,250
157401	Murray State University	91	$29,212
162584	Frostburg State University	13	$29,141
221838	Tennessee State University	30	$29,141
132903	University of Central Florida	47	$29,141	UCF
142328	Lewis-Clark State College	32	$28,960
212115	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	20	$28,960	ESU
178420	University of Missouri-St Louis	70	$28,918
228796	The University of Texas at El Paso	29	$28,870	UT
106397	University of Arkansas	28	$28,816
157386	Morehead State University	109	$28,799
202763	The University of Findlay	12	$28,598
199193	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	24	$28,598	NC State; NCSU
199999	Winston-Salem State University	17	$28,598
176080	Mississippi State University	45	$28,417	MSU
153250	Dordt University	16	$28,381
228705	Texas A & M University-Kingsville	24	$28,309
220075	East Tennessee State University	50	$28,302
115755	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	40	$28,236
211361	California University of Pennsylvania	25	$28,236
150668	Goshen College	15	$28,236
176372	University of Southern Mississippi	24	$28,236
198543	Fayetteville State University	26	$28,236
152600	Valparaiso University	13	$28,055
100724	Alabama State University	27	$28,055
227368	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	108	$28,023
190725	Daemen University	12	$28,019
220978	Middle Tennessee State University	76	$27,995
160612	Southeastern Louisiana University	44	$27,874
200800	University of Akron Main Campus	76	$27,784
164270	McDaniel College	12	$27,669
234030	Virginia Commonwealth University	77	$27,543	VCU
101879	University of North Alabama	55	$27,492
228778	The University of Texas at Austin	57	$27,474	UT; UT Austin
218733	South Carolina State University	26	$27,403
157085	University of Kentucky	43	$27,181	UK
160621	Southern University and A & M College	20	$27,048
231174	University of Vermont	29	$27,048	UVM
237525	Marshall University	16	$27,048
199281	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	48	$26,933
230728	Utah State University	85	$26,669
106458	Arkansas State University	24	$26,353
107071	Henderson State University	11	$26,353
154527	Wartburg College	21	$26,121
151263	University of Indianapolis	16	$25,967
224554	Texas A & M University-Commerce	31	$25,967
107983	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	11	$25,194
175856	Jackson State University	43	$25,194
201654	Cedarville University	20	$25,194
237932	West Liberty University	13	$25,194
188030	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	37	$25,194	NMSU
140960	Savannah State University	25	$24,615
139719	Fort Valley State University	13	$24,035
162007	Bowie State University	13	$23,649
198507	Elizabeth City State University	16	$23,579
199102	North Carolina A & T State University	68	$23,508
218663	University of South Carolina-Columbia	19	$23,227	USC
159009	Grambling State University	27	$23,113
482149	Augusta University	24	$22,710
176017	University of Mississippi	27	$22,420	Ole Miss
160038	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	15	$22,329
199157	North Carolina Central University	35	$22,130	NCCU
238476	Carthage College	12	$21,964
198950	Meredith College	15	$20,140
199865	Warren Wilson College	13	$18,401
176044	Mississippi Valley State University	28	$17,334
149505	Trinity Christian College	11	$16,478
237330	Concord University	12	$16,169

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