Associate-23% vs national median161 grads tracked
Social Work at Florence - Darlington Technical College
Ranked 59th of 63 associate programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,160
middle 50%: $18,952 – $28,322
Median · 5 years out
$29,742
middle 50%: $23,379 – $38,298
Median · 10 years out
$32,549
middle 50%: $25,256 – $43,304
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Work (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Work associate degree holders earn a median of $24k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $33k.
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
16.5 yrs
≈ $20,112 total interest
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$35,495 · 5 yrs out
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$35,298 · 5 yrs out
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$35,281 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$35,184 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$34,307 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$30,057 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$29,880 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$29,296 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$29,159 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$28,561 · 5 yrs out
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$74,055 · 5 yrs out
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$73,271 · 5 yrs out
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$72,599 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
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$68,626 · 5 yrs out
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$68,327 · 5 yrs out
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$67,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,499 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,336 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,143 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
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