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 highest-paying schools turn a mental social health services degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
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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Below are the schools whose mental social health services graduates go on to earn the most.
For graduate earnings in mental social health services, no school beat Metropolitan State University this year. Metropolitan State University is a public school located in the city of Saint Paul. Mental Social Health Services graduates of Metropolitan State University earn a median of about $58,761 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #2 makes Saint Cloud State University one of the highest-paying schools for mental social health services. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, Saint Cloud State University is a public institution. Students who complete the mental social health services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $60,360.
Minneapolis Community And Technical College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in mental social health services, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community And Technical College is a public institution. Students who complete the mental social health services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $51,864.
Strong graduate earnings at Minnesota State University Mankato earned it the #4 place for mental social health services. Set in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato is a public institution. After graduating, mental social health services degree recipients from Minnesota State University Mankato typically earn about $51,058 annually.
The ranking above is published 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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