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Certificate (under 1 year)+5% vs national median136 grads tracked

Social Work at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 5th of 10 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$25,751
middle 50%: $18,677 – $37,341
Median · 5 years out
$37,132
middle 50%: $23,338 – $57,991
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Social Work (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Social Work earn a median $25,751 one year after graduating, rising to $37,132 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $35,430 for this field, ranking 5th of 10 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
13.1 yrs
≈ $15,488 total interest

Same major at other universities

Clackamas Community College
$63,962 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$39,425 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$35,430 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$34,322 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$31,089 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$29,458 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$28,517 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out

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