Associate-4% vs national median142 grads tracked
Social Work at Greenville Technical College
Ranked 41st of 63 associate programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,668
middle 50%: $23,319 – $36,387
Median · 5 years out
$37,081
middle 50%: $28,216 – $45,120
Median · 10 years out
$41,444
middle 50%: $27,990 – $49,650
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 associates from Greenville Technical College earn a $29k median salary in year one. Compensation rises to $37k by year five and $41k by year ten.
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
11.9 yrs
≈ $14,245 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clark State College
$38,600 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$37,788 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$37,664 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$37,092 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$36,888 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$36,857 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$36,745 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Greenville Technical College
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$92,587 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,755 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,004 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,228 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,261 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,770 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$67,048 · 5 yrs out
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