Edwardsville, Illinois · Public
Social Work at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 173 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~173
- Schools with reported signal
- 725
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 97.5%
- Graduation rate
- 57%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,889/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $59,556
- Median debt
- $20,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $56,346/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 725 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,561 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,645 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 35% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · 4.4% reported share · $3,085 net A+ 
Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · 20.5% reported share · $3,925 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Social Work accounts for 2% of reported programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, which is bigger than 39% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 173 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's average net price is $14,889 per year, about $59,556 over four years. That is $2,561 below the $17,450 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $56,346 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,645 above the $52,701 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Southern Illinois University Edwardsville #253 of 725 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.