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Highest earning social work programs in Indiana
Indiana social work programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Public, 4-year | $41,657 | 92 |
| 2 | Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington | Public, 4-year | $39,695 | 35 |
| 3 | Ball State University | Muncie | Public, 4-year | $39,094 | 64 |
| 4 | Indiana University-Northwest | Gary | Public, 4-year | $38,652 | 32 |
| 5 | Purdue University Global | West Lafayette | Public, 4-year | $38,324 | 182 |
| 6 | Indiana University-South Bend | South Bend | Public, 4-year | $37,812 | 33 |
| 7 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Marion | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,722 | 146 |
| 8 | Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global | Marion | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,722 | 146 |
| 9 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute | Public, 4-year | $36,294 | 39 |
| 10 | University of Southern Indiana | Evansville | Public, 4-year | $36,126 | 41 |
| 11 | Indiana University-East | Richmond | Public, 4-year | $32,748 | 31 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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