Longwood University Social Work (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Social Work
- Public university
- Farmville, VA
- About 18 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Longwood University social work graduates earn more than graduates of most social work programs nationally, $41,160 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,419 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,579. It is one of the higher-paying social work degrees in Virginia.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Virginia and national columns are the medians across all social work bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Longwood University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $2,857 less than the Virginia median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Virginia social work program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Virginia medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 14% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $280 a month, or 8.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
24 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $39,744.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
94% of graduates (29 of 31) were working in Virginia one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of Virginia outside metro areas are about 12% below the national average, so a $41,160 salary here buys what about $46,582 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to social work, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
$61,330Median pay in Virginia. 9,410 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 33,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Social and Community Service Managers
$94,970Median pay in Virginia. 3,300 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 18,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Healthcare Social Workers
$66,550Median pay in Virginia. 3,070 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 16,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
$64,240Median pay in Virginia. 3,670 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Longwood University
Social Work ranks 6th of 17 bachelor's programs at Longwood University by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($78,085), Nursing ($69,962), and Business Administration ($49,213).
Other social work bachelor's programs near Farmville
Common questions
The median graduate earns $41,160 one year after graduating and $46,849 five years after. The median across social work bachelor's programs in Virginia is $37,905.
The median federal loan balance is $26,419, which ranks 5th lowest of 8 social work bachelor's programs in Virginia. That works out to about $280 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 64% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 72%.
Most do. 94% (29 of 31) were working in Virginia one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Virginia comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the social work program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024