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Highest earning social work programs in Kentucky
Kentucky 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 | Brescia University | Owensboro | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,841 | 50 |
| 2 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | Public, 4-year | $37,037 | 57 |
| 3 | University of Kentucky | Lexington | Public, 4-year | $36,312 | 44 |
| 4 | Morehead State University | Morehead | Public, 4-year | $35,300 | 61 |
| 5 | University of Louisville | Louisville | Public, 4-year | $35,257 | 30 |
| 6 | Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $34,852 | 41 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | Public, 4-year | $34,748 | 54 |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond | Public, 4-year | $33,575 | 49 |
| 9 | Murray State University | Murray | Public, 4-year | $31,692 | 93 |
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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