Nazareth University Social Work (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Social Work
- Private nonprofit university
- Rochester, NY
- About 19 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Nazareth University social work graduates earn about what social work graduates earn nationally, $38,126 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,250 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,579. Several New York programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all social work bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Nazareth University graduates earn more than the national figure but about $3,297 less than the New York median.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York social work program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York 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 42% 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 $278 a month, or 8.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
20 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $45,726.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
96% of graduates (22 of 23) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the Rochester area are about 3% below the national average, so a $38,126 salary here buys what about $39,291 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
$65,100Median pay in New York. 30,170 people work in this job in New York. 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
$95,980Median pay in New York. 19,340 people work in this job in New York. 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
$73,070Median pay in New York. 20,440 people work in this job in New York. 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
$79,380Median pay in New York. 14,820 people work in this job in New York. 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 Nazareth University
Social Work ranks 8th of 16 bachelor's programs at Nazareth University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($76,684), Public Health ($46,442), and Teacher Education ($44,170).
Other social work bachelor's programs near Rochester
Common questions
The median graduate earns $38,126 one year after graduating and $54,294 five years after. The median across social work bachelor's programs in New York is $38,126.
The median federal loan balance is $26,250, which ranks 12th lowest of 14 social work bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $278 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 69% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 72%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several New York programs report higher pay.
Most do. 96% (22 of 23) were working in New York 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 New York 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