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This page shows what graduates with an associate degree in Social Work earn four years after graduating, what they typically owe, the schools that report these figures (listed alphabetically), and the occupations linked to this field by the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk. It covers 33 reporting units (schools, or groups of campuses that report together) with these figures.
Schools reporting earnings for Social Work graduates
Listed alphabetically to start; MajorPays does not rank schools. Click a column heading to sort; shift-click more headings to sort by several columns as a group. Median earnings four years after graduation, associate degree, for programs with at least 30 graduates measured (15 reporting units; campuses that share one federal school ID report together and appear once). Schools with fewer graduates in the major, or whose figure the Department of Education withholds, are not listed.
| School | State | Median earnings, 4 years after | Graduates measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo College | TX | $37,711 | 41 |
| Austin Community College District | TX | $50,662 | 38 |
| Bristol Community College | MA | $35,857 | 37 |
| Brookdale Community College | NJ | $57,548 | 35 |
| Camden County College | NJ | $36,916 | 36 |
| Clark State College | OH | $36,363 | 33 |
| Connecticut State Community College (reported together with 1 other campus under one federal school ID) | CT | $42,593 | 38 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | MS | $30,126 | 31 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus (reported together with 1 other campus under one federal school ID) | NJ | $49,880 | 66 |
| San Juan College | NM | $34,685 | 34 |
| South Texas College | TX | $35,379 | 113 |
| Stark State College | OH | $35,009 | 44 |
| Texas Southmost College | TX | $44,990 | 38 |
| Tyler Junior College | TX | $34,457 | 40 |
| Vincennes University | IN | $40,243 | 38 |
See every school that awarded associate degrees in Social Work in 2023-24, including schools that do not report earnings, with the number of degrees awarded (IPEDS Completions).
Occupations O*NET associates with this field
Occupations that U.S. Department of Labor O*NET data links to Social Work programs, with each occupation's national median pay, projected job growth and yearly openings. They are listed in the order O*NET links them to this field; click a column heading to sort. This is a classification crosswalk, not evidence that graduates enter these jobs, and many of these occupations require more education, a license or experience beyond this credential. The figures describe the occupation, not the graduates of this major.
| Career | Median pay, 2025 | Projected growth, 2025–2035 | Openings per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social and Community Service Managers | $80,390 | +7.2% | 18,500 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $59,550 | +4.4% | 33,900 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $67,880 | +8.5% | 16,900 |
| Social Workers, All Other | $71,900 | +2.3% | 5,800 |
| Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary | $77,570 | +2.6% | 1,100 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $60,280 | +10.3% | 12,500 |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $66,940 | +13.5% | 6,900 |
| Counselors, All Other | $50,860 | +5.9% | 4,300 |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | $66,270 | +3.0% | 7,900 |
Frequently asked questions
Does an associate degree in Social Work pay off?
Graduates with an associate degree in Social Work earn a median of $39,409 four years after graduating, and typically owe about $14,200 in federal loans. Earnings four years out are early-career pay, and they vary widely by school, job and place. Compare the pay with the cost of your own school on its graduate earnings page.
How much do college graduates earn overall?
See earnings by education level and by state.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data (June 2026 release), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution; careers from O*NET 31.0 by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, ETA, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Career pay, growth and openings: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025-2035). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed them. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. MajorPays has modified all or some of the O*NET information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Earnings are for graduates who received federal financial aid and were working and not enrolled four years after finishing (graduates of academic years 2014-15 and 2015-16, in 2021 dollars; the debt figures are for graduates of 2018-19 and 2019-20); the data says nothing about how much a school added to its graduates' earnings.