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Norfolk State University

Social Work (44.0701)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Social Work
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BSW
2010 CIP Code: 440701

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1932829261
2019-2033529556
2020-2132128444
2021-2231727557
2022-2330326256

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.74130$ 2,652

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
4.0294




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1955661
2019-2052456
2020-2139544
2021-2250757
2022-23451156
Five Year Summary24133274
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years0230102749154274



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)20059%$42,526$54,532$67,272
2013-14 (8 years)25163%$42,992$54,796$63,712
2016-17 (5 years)38266%$38,631$49,929$59,878
2018-19 (3 years)37168%$29,375$43,111$52,795
2020-21 (18 months)29467%$21,571$32,413$40,920



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1835992.1%$ 30,922$ 41,374$ 40,336$ 50,834
2014-15 to 2018-1933690.8%$ 30,922$ 41,300$ 40,115$ 50,644
2015-16 to 2019-2031989.9%$ 30,834$ 41,374$ 40,132$ 51,076
2016-17 to 2020-2126690.8%$ 28,368$ 40,286$ 38,804$ 50,949
2017-18 to 2021-2224991.2%$ 28,000$ 40,100$ 38,961$ 50,964
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1835992.1%$ 31,767$ 43,600$ 42,985$ 53,190
2014-15 to 2018-1933690.8%$ 32,334$ 43,448$ 43,592$ 53,128
2015-16 to 2019-2031989.9%$ 33,372$ 45,025$ 44,812$ 53,599
2016-17 to 2020-2126690.8%$ 32,267$ 44,866$ 44,593$ 54,995
2017-18 to 2021-2224991.2%$ 32,488$ 45,604$ 46,187$ 56,486


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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