by our College Data Analytics Team
[Health Services Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/health-services-sciences/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the early-career earnings of their health services sciences graduates.
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Below are the schools whose health services sciences graduates go on to earn the most.
For graduate earnings in health services sciences, no school beat Mercy College Of Ohio this year. Located in the city of Toledo, Mercy College Of Ohio is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the health services sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $62,557.
Eastern Gateway Community College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in health services sciences, landing the #2 spot this year. Eastern Gateway Community College is a public school located in the city of Steubenville. Students who complete the health services sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $62,265.
Heidelberg University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in health services sciences, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the town of Tiffin, Heidelberg University is a private not-for-profit institution. Health Services Sciences graduates of Heidelberg University earn a median of about $50,625 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Otterbein University earned it the #4 place for health services sciences. Otterbein University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westerville. Students who complete the health services sciences program here go on to a median salary of roughly $75,602.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries health services sciences graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.