Master's · Lakeland, Florida
Is Social Work at Southeastern University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 14.5 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $55,497
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $65,578
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $27,768
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $29k (likely $29k – $29k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $2k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 14.5 years (likely 7.2–20+)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$170k (likely −$237k – −$94k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$102k (likely −$258k – $82k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Southeastern University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$83,204
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$76,932
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$65,849
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$61,909
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$61,744
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$55,827
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's)$55,318
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$54,928
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$52,899
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)$52,697
- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's)$52,255
- Social Work (Bachelor's)$52,194
Social Work at other schools in Florida
- Barry University$64,500
- Nova Southeastern University$62,202
- Saint Leo University$62,036
- Florida Gulf Coast University$61,073
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$61,026
- University of Central Florida$58,123
- University of South Florida$56,830