Bachelor's-9% vs national median127 grads tracked
Social Work at Ferrum College
Ranked 153rd of 197 bachelor's programs in Social Work by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,421
middle 50%: $29,095 – $41,387
Median · 5 years out
$47,460
middle 50%: $37,230 – $58,288
Median · 10 years out
$59,187
middle 50%: $48,829 – $82,614
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 Ferrum College's bachelor's program in Social Work earn a median $34,421 one year after graduating, rising to $59,187 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $51,943 for this field, ranking 153rd 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?
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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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,404 total interest
Same major at other universities
Midwestern State University
$47,919 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$47,835 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$47,750 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$47,714 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$47,507 · 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
Winthrop University
$46,832 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$46,793 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
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