Mount Vernon Nazarene University Social Work (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Social Work
- Private nonprofit university
- Mount Vernon, OH
- About 24 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Mount Vernon Nazarene University social work graduates earn about what social work graduates earn nationally, $37,979 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $34,837 in federal loans, more than at 91% of social work programs in the country. Several Ohio programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Ohio and national columns are the medians across all social work bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Mount Vernon Nazarene University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $2,743 less than the Ohio median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio social work program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Ohio 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 17% 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 $369 a month, or 11.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
100% of graduates (30 of 30) were working in Ohio one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of Ohio outside metro areas are about 12% below the national average, so a $37,979 salary here buys what about $43,005 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
$51,520Median pay in Ohio. 16,050 people work in this job in Ohio. 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
$73,890Median pay in Ohio. 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
$63,610Median pay in Ohio. 8,930 people work in this job in Ohio. 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
$46,080Median pay in Ohio. 6,050 people work in this job in Ohio. 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 Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Social Work ranks 3rd of 5 bachelor's programs at Mount Vernon Nazarene University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($69,303), Business Administration ($51,899), and Social Work ($37,979).
Other social work bachelor's programs near Mount Vernon
Common questions
The median graduate earns $37,979 one year after graduating and $44,483 five years after. The median across social work bachelor's programs in Ohio is $37,985.
The median federal loan balance is $34,837, which ranks 13th lowest of 14 social work bachelor's programs in Ohio. That works out to about $369 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 92% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 72%. Compare the cost with other Ohio programs before deciding.
Most do. 100% (30 of 30) were working in Ohio 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 Ohio 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