Bachelor's Degree Social Work Full Time

Social Work

at New York University · New York, New York

Graduates a year

Completions reported to the Dept. of Education

Median earnings

$33,993

2 years after graduating

Median debt

$25,000

Federal loans at graduation

Loan repayment

$265/mo

On a standard 10-year plan

How this program compares

Against every other bachelor's degree in Social Work in the United States, this one ranks 111 of 417 on graduate earnings — in the top half. Within New York it is 11 of 20. Among the 52 bachelor's degrees New York University itself offers, it is the 32nd highest earning.

	This program	Typical Social Work bachelor's degree
Median earnings	$33,993	$31,850
Median debt	$25,000	$26,500
Graduates a year	31	232 of 567 by size

Graduates here earn about 7% above the typical Social Work bachelor's degree in the country. They borrow roughly 6% less than that typical program.

What this program covers

A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.

Definition of CIP 440701 “Social Work” from the US Department of Education’s Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2020).

Where this degree leads

Occupations the Department of Education links to this field of study in its CIP-to-SOC crosswalk.

Social and Community Service Managers Marriage and Family Therapists Counselors, All Other Child, Family, and School Social Workers Healthcare Social Workers Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Social Workers, All Other Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

What graduates earn — and owe

Students who completed the bachelor's degree in Social Work at New York University had median earnings of $33,993 2 years after graduating. Those who borrowed left with a median federal student debt of $25,000, about $265/mo on a standard ten-year repayment plan. That is a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.74 — under 1.0 generally means a graduate earns more in a year than they borrowed in total.

Figures cover federally aided students only and are published by the US Department of Education in the College Scorecard field-of-study data. Where too few students completed a program, the department withholds the figure for privacy — so some programs show none.

About this listing

New York University reports this program to the US Department of Education under CIP code 4407. Tuition, intake dates and entry requirements are set by the university and are not part of the federal record — check the university profile or its own site for those.