Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median158 grads tracked
Social Work at Greenville Technical College
Ranked 6th of 10 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,661
middle 50%: $22,578 – $36,522
Median · 5 years out
$35,430
middle 50%: $25,713 – $43,807
Median · 10 years out
$40,471
middle 50%: $27,742 – $50,966
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
Social Work certificate students at Greenville Technical College earn a median $29k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings for this program are $40k.
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
12.4 yrs
≈ $14,811 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
Sinclair Community College
$37,132 · 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 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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