by our College Data Analytics Team
[Mental Social Health Services](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a mental social health services degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the early-career earnings of their mental social health services graduates.
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Below are the schools whose mental social health services graduates go on to earn the most.
Camden County College tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying mental social health services schools in New Jersey. Set in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public institution. After graduating, mental social health services degree recipients from Camden County College typically earn about $40,926 annually.
Passaic County Community College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in mental social health services, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Paterson, Passaic County Community College is a public institution. Early-career mental social health services graduates from Passaic County Community College make a median of around $47,510 per year.
William Paterson University Of New Jersey came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying mental social health services schools. Set in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University Of New Jersey is a public institution. Students who complete the mental social health services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $58,166.
A rank of #4 makes Monmouth University one of the highest-paying schools for mental social health services. Monmouth University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch. Students who complete the mental social health services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $63,483.
Strong graduate earnings at Rider University earned it the #5 place for mental social health services. Set in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career mental social health services graduates from Rider University make a median of around $51,657 per year.
Seton Hall University earned the #6 position for mental social health services graduate earnings this year. Set in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, mental social health services degree recipients from Seton Hall University typically earn about $49,297 annually.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries mental social health services 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 · 6 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.
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