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Social Work, master's programs nationwide

Nationally, master's graduates in Social Work earn a median $65,123 four years after graduating. Among 244 programs with federal earnings data, California State University-East Bay (CA) graduates had the highest median, $96,198 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

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244
Highest median
$96,198
National median
$65,123
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Social Work, master's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
California State University-East BayCA$96,198+48%$35,394Compare
California State University-Monterey BayCA$95,950+47%$25,500Compare
San Francisco State UniversityCA$94,452+45%$23,688Compare
California State University-BakersfieldCA$86,527+33%—Compare
University of California, Los AngelesCA$85,426+31%$53,583Compare
California State University-StanislausCA$84,837+30%$35,500Compare
California State University-Dominguez HillsCA$84,628+30%$38,800Compare
California State University-SacramentoCA$84,100+29%$33,556
California State University-Long BeachCA$82,395+27%$30,414Compare
California State University-NorthridgeCA$81,505+25%$32,228Compare
California State University-San BernardinoCA$81,476+25%$37,400Compare
California State University-FullertonCA$81,397+25%$31,100Compare
California State University-FresnoCA$80,905+24%$23,688
Loma Linda UniversityCA$80,685+24%$61,500Compare
San Diego State UniversityCA$78,813+21%$22,395
California State University-Los AngelesCA$78,135+20%$29,958
CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$77,884+20%$29,986
Azusa Pacific UniversityCA$77,518+19%$48,971Compare
California State University-San MarcosCA$77,471+19%$41,000Compare
University of Washington-Seattle CampusFigure covers 3 campusesWA$77,163+18%$51,250Compare
Portland State UniversityOR$77,091+18%$47,784Compare
College of Staten Island CUNYNY$76,568+18%$31,250Compare
CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$76,071+17%$41,000Compare
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$75,980+17%$82,150Compare
Bridgewater State UniversityMA$75,783+16%$40,772Compare

The 25 highest of 244 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Social Work. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).