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Bachelor's+18% vs national median232 grads tracked

Social Work at University of Saint Joseph

Ranked 10th of 197 bachelor's programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,364
middle 50%: $34,840 – $52,569
Median · 5 years out
$61,518
middle 50%: $45,676 – $73,484
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Social Work (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Saint Joseph's bachelor's program in Social Work earn a median $44,364 one year after graduating, rising to $61,518 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 18% above the national median of $51,943 for this field, ranking 10th of 197 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,749 total interest

Same major at other universities

Sacred Heart University
$63,712 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$63,624 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$62,436 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$62,272 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$61,693 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$61,380 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$61,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$61,009 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$60,657 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$60,641 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Saint Joseph

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$95,526 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$94,516 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$63,522 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Bachelor's)
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Bachelor's)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Psychology, General (Bachelor's)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out

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