Social Work at Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC · Bachelor's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

$41,643
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,053
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,790
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#223 of 420
Rank by pay
#154 of 420
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Mars Hill University graduates in social work earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 51% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Mars Hill University Compares for Social Work

All 420 colleges reporting social work earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Providence College Providence, RI$70,356$69,293#1—
2CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$70,273$66,885#2$42,227
3La Sierra University Riverside, CA$69,244$63,008#12$42,213
4California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA$69,201$62,968#14$39,145
5San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$68,524$62,352#19$48,750
6California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$68,448$62,283#20$42,925
7Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA$67,458$62,047#21—
8University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$67,393$61,323#26$44,906
9Iona University New Rochelle, NY$66,417$63,215#10—
10Fordham University Bronx, NY$66,349$63,151#11—
…
220University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$51,313$58,102#59$36,312
221Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$51,267$54,710#161$40,959
222University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$51,153$54,446#168$35,358
223Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC$51,053$54,787#154$41,643
224University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI$51,044$53,114#216$43,948
225University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA$51,034$44,941#398$45,227
226Appalachian State University Boone, NC$51,012$54,743#160$32,725

Other Majors at Mars Hill University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,707$63,302#889 of 966
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,743$37,725#874 of 1176
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,176—#378 of 680
Criminal Justice and Corrections$41,384—#642 of 660
Biology—$29,455—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Mars Hill University social work graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,643 one year after graduating and $51,053 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Mars Hill University rank for social work?

Among 420 colleges reporting earnings for social work graduates, Mars Hill University ranks #223 by median pay four years after graduation, and #154 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is social work at Mars Hill University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for social work ($51,790), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Mars Hill University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.