by our College Data Analytics Team
[Mental Social Health Services](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The schools below stand out for the salaries their mental social health services graduates go on to command.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 7 schools on the early-career earnings of their mental social health services graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send mental social health services graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
University Of Pennsylvania tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying mental social health services schools in Pennsylvania. University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Students who complete the mental social health services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $91,201.
Drexel University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in mental social health services, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. Mental Social Health Services graduates of Drexel University earn a median of about $57,810 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #3 makes Montgomery County Community College one of the highest-paying schools for mental social health services. Montgomery County Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell. Students who complete the mental social health services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $39,852.
Strong graduate earnings at Alvernia University earned it the #4 place for mental social health services. Located in the city of Reading, Alvernia University is a private not-for-profit institution. Mental Social Health Services graduates of Alvernia University earn a median of about $46,595 a year early in their careers.
Community College Of Allegheny County came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying mental social health services schools. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, Community College Of Allegheny County is a public institution. After graduating, mental social health services degree recipients from Community College Of Allegheny County typically earn about $35,693 annually.
East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania came in at #6 for mental social health services graduate earnings this year. Set in the town of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania is a public institution. Early-career mental social health services graduates from East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania make a median of around $30,550 per year.
Lackawanna College placed #7 among the highest-paying schools for mental social health services. Set in the city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the mental social health services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $31,111.
The ranking above is published 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 · 7 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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