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Bachelor's-10% vs national median452 grads tracked

Social Work at Winthrop University

Ranked 157th of 197 bachelor's programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,454
middle 50%: $25,698 – $42,965
Median · 5 years out
$46,832
middle 50%: $36,395 – $55,152
Median · 10 years out
$50,818
middle 50%: $40,883 – $62,818

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 Winthrop University's bachelor's program in Social Work earn a median $34,454 one year after graduating, rising to $50,818 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $51,943 for this field, ranking 157th 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.

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
9.2 yrs
≈ $10,663 total interest

Same major at other universities

Olivet Nazarene University
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$47,507 · 5 yrs out
Ferrum College
$47,460 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Union University
$47,460 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Wesleyan University
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$47,306 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$46,793 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$46,574 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$46,571 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$46,426 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Winthrop University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out

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