Best Online Social Work Programs in Greenville, NC (2026)

Updated June 11, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Greenville, North Carolina has 5 accredited schools offering social work programs. Greenville has a population of about 88,540. Median household income is $50,564 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 39.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Greenville, NC metro area, the top-earning social work-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $77,960 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

The 5 accredited institutions below are the closest among the 5 schools in our directory that offer social work programs near Greenville. Distances are calculated from Greenville city center.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Greenville. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all North Carolina schools on the North Carolina social work page.

Greenville is part of the Greenville, NC metro area (BLS area code 24780). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to North Carolina statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Child, Family, and School Social Worker	$59,110	Greenville, NC	$66,867
Healthcare Social Worker	$60,880	Greenville, NC	$68,869
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker	$40,520	Greenville, NC	$45,837
Social Worker, All Other	$64,610	Greenville, NC	$73,088
Social and Community Service Manager	$77,960	Greenville, NC	$88,190
Social and Human Service Assistant	$45,190	Greenville, NC	$51,120
Community Health Worker	$46,610	Greenville, NC	$52,726

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Greenville at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	88,540	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$50,564	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	39.3%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	88.4 (below U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024
Social Work-related employment in Pitt County	2,063 workers, 159 establishments	BLS QCEW 2024 annual

Kinston, NC – 25.3 mi away (28,072 pop)
Wilson, NC – 32.4 mi away (49,644 pop)
Rocky Mount, NC – 35.2 mi away (65,851 pop)
Goldsboro, NC – 36.7 mi away (59,969 pop)
New Bern, NC – 38.6 mi away (51,491 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering social work programs near Greenville. The closest is East Carolina University in Greenville, NC (1.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Meredith College (75.0 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying social work-related roles near Greenville are: Social and Community Service Manager ($77,960), Social Worker, All Other ($64,610), Healthcare Social Worker ($60,880). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with North Carolina statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Kinston instead of Greenville?

Kinston, NC is 25.3 miles from Greenville and has its own set of local social work programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Greenville’s median household income of $50,564 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Greenville while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and North Carolina public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

Other Programs Available in Greenville

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Data verified: June 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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