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Bachelor's-5% vs national median201 grads tracked

Social Work at Indiana University - Northwest

Ranked 128th of 197 bachelor's programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,933
middle 50%: $30,699 – $45,228
Median · 5 years out
$49,143
middle 50%: $39,622 – $56,815
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 Indiana University - Northwest's bachelor's program in Social Work earn a median $38,933 one year after graduating, rising to $49,143 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $51,943 for this field, ranking 128th 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
8.7 yrs
≈ $9,694 total interest

Same major at other universities

Radford University
$49,609 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$49,281 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$49,265 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$49,254 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$49,185 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at New Orleans
$49,073 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$48,983 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$48,900 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$48,775 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$48,769 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$48,722 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - Northwest

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,317 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$78,670 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$76,536 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,240 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$74,497 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,491 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$68,476 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,257 · 5 yrs out

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