by our College Data Analytics Team
[Mental Social Health Services](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/) 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.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where mental social health services graduates earn the most.
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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.
For graduate earnings in mental social health services, no school beat University Of Kansas this year. University Of Kansas is a public school located in the city of Lawrence. After graduating, mental social health services degree recipients from University Of Kansas typically earn about $69,335 annually.
A rank of #2 makes Washburn University one of the highest-paying schools for mental social health services. Set in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public institution. Early-career mental social health services graduates from Washburn University make a median of around $52,595 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Emporia State University earned it the #3 place for mental social health services. Emporia State University is a public school located in the town of Emporia. After graduating, mental social health services degree recipients from Emporia State University typically earn about $48,228 annually.
Friends University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying mental social health services schools. Friends University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita. Mental Social Health Services graduates of Friends University earn a median of about $52,535 a year early in their careers.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their mental social health services graduates, 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.
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