COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 44.07 · UNITID 172644BACHELOR'S DEGREE

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

Social Work

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$56,152working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$28,012Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates205four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards194IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile73thhigher than about 73% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position26%lower median debt than about 26% of published peers

Peer group: 128 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA · Bachelor's Degree$68,448 earnings · $11,276 debtUniversity of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Bachelor's Degree$67,393 earnings · $13,719 debtPortland State UniversityPortland, OR · Bachelor's Degree$63,456 earnings · $25,624 debtCUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · Bachelor's Degree$62,955 earnings · $12,690 debtFresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA · Bachelor's Degree$61,951 earnings · $25,000 debtCUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY · Bachelor's Degree$60,820 earnings · $9,500 debtCUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY · Bachelor's Degree$60,755 earnings · $15,096 debtMetropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN · Bachelor's Degree$60,755 earnings · $29,615 debtEastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA · Bachelor's Degree$60,696 earnings · $17,109 debtUniversity of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · Bachelor's Degree$60,320 earnings · $17,905 debtMorgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · Bachelor's Degree$60,082 earnings · $35,000 debtSalem State UniversitySalem, MA · Bachelor's Degree$60,026 earnings · $27,000 debtThe University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · Bachelor's Degree$59,850 earnings · $21,506 debtCalifornia State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$59,545 earnings · $11,000 debtBridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA · Bachelor's Degree$59,510 earnings · $27,000 debtStony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · Bachelor's Degree$59,449 earnings · $23,981 debtSouthern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT · Bachelor's Degree$59,438 earnings · $23,935 debtCentral Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT · Bachelor's Degree$59,309 earnings · $24,844 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

Wayne State University

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