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2026 Highest Paid Human Services Grads in Arizona

[Human Services](/majors/social-services-public-administration/human-services/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The schools below stand out for the salaries their human services graduates go on to command.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying human services schools.

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• Highest Paid Human Services Grads in Arizona

2026 Highest Paid Human Services Grads in Arizona

If you want to know which schools send human services graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Human Services Graduates

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University Of Phoenix Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

$45,959 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Phoenix Arizona tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying human services schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, University Of Phoenix Arizona is a private for-profit institution. After graduating, human services degree recipients from University Of Phoenix Arizona typically earn about $45,959 annually.

2

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

$45,006 Average Early-Career Salary

Grand Canyon University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human services schools. Set in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the human services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $45,006.

3

Ottawa University Surprise
Surprise, AZ

$35,168 Average Early-Career Salary

Ottawa University Surprise produces some of the highest-paid graduates in human services, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University Surprise is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the human services program here go on to a median salary of roughly $35,168.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their human services graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 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.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.