Bachelor's+27% vs national median93 grads tracked
Social Work at Providence College
Ranked 1st of 197 bachelor's programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,455
middle 50%: $24,998 – $39,690
Median · 5 years out
$66,104
middle 50%: $54,404 – $79,787
Median · 10 years out
$79,032
middle 50%: $61,827 – $94,869
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 Providence College's bachelor's program in Social Work earn a median $32,455 one year after graduating, rising to $79,032 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 27% above the national median of $51,943 for this field, ranking 1st 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.
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≈ $8,594 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of the District of Columbia
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Providence College
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$118,711 · 5 yrs out
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$118,711 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$109,932 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$108,867 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$106,194 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$104,709 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,373 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$93,838 · 5 yrs out
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