Social Work graduates from Ohio University-Southern Campus earn $49,690 median salary, below the national average for this program. Median debt: $20,000.

Social Work at Ohio University-Southern Campus

Ironton, Ohio • Bachelor's

Median Earnings
$49,690
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Social Work at Ohio University-Southern Campus

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Ohio University-Southern Campus and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Social Work at the bachelor's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 9 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Ohio University-Southern Campus, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $49,690 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $51,406 across all institutions offering Social Work, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Ohio University-Southern Campus, the mean median-earnings figure is $60,950, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Social Work graduates at Ohio University-Southern Campus is $20,000, which translates to roughly $167 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. The descriptive debt-to-earnings ratio is 0.40: reported annual earnings exceed cumulative debt. This is a PlainCollege comparison, not a federal gainful-employment verdict. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$49,690
Social Work
National Average
$51,406
All schools, same program
School Average
$60,950
All programs at Ohio University-Southern Campus

Program Details

Bachelor's
Credential Level
9
Completers (IPEDS)
605
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$20,000
Median Debt
0.40
Debt-to-Earnings (Favorable)
$167/mo
Est. Monthly Payment
$49,690
Median Earnings

Social Work at Other Schools

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

Debt-to-earnings ratio compares cumulative debt to annual earnings. A ratio below 1.0 indicates that annual earnings exceed total debt, generally considered favorable. Estimated monthly payments assume a standard 10-year repayment plan.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.