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Best Colleges for Human Services, General

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 84

Avg grad salary: $39,131

Total graduates: 8,436

Top Colleges for Human Services, General — Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	$52,771	$37,501	162	$14,480	94.8%
2	Goodwin University East Hartford, CT	N/A	$51,659	16	$35,166	N/A
3	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$51,146	$32,812	86	$24,413	65.1%
4	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$48,365	$45,641	50	$26,352	89.9%
5	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	$48,162	$42,839	183	$9,000	80.7%
6	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	$48,069	$45,751	122	$31,000	96.5%
7	Simpson College Indianola, IA	N/A	$46,184	21	N/A	88.9%
8	Towson University Towson, MD	$45,819	$36,616	101	$21,250	82.8%
9	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	$44,684	$36,492	99	$50,495	N/A
10	Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	$44,644	$40,336	60	$43,125	79.1%
11	Fisher College Boston, MA	$44,634	$35,289	48	$29,935	70.8%
12	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$43,416	$35,678	97	$21,417	85.1%
13	Post University Waterbury, CT	$43,214	$41,124	64	$54,002	N/A
14	St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY	N/A	$43,105	25	$35,750	71.4%
15	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	$43,079	$36,644	47	$19,893	90.2%
16	Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA	$42,919	$34,374	66	$37,500	78.4%
17	Grand View University Des Moines, IA	$42,481	$40,750	43	$30,750	98.4%
18	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	$42,319	$41,938	81	$29,913	99.1%
19	Elmira College Elmira, NY	$42,107	$35,437	18	$27,000	90.8%
20	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA	$41,928	$39,389	126	$45,388	93.4%
21	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	$41,905	$35,433	641	$30,509	60.4%
22	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	N/A	$41,551	23	$26,273	41.7%
23	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$41,105	$33,351	54	$28,156	41.0%
24	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$40,777	$39,487	119	$20,041	91.3%
25	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	N/A	$40,125	131	$46,312	N/A
26	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	N/A	$40,125	131	$46,312	N/A
27	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS	N/A	$40,125	131	$46,312	N/A
28	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	N/A	$40,125	131	$46,312	N/A
29	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	N/A	$40,125	131	$46,312	N/A
30	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI	N/A	$40,125	131	$46,312	N/A
31	Wingate University Wingate, NC	$40,096	$32,843	44	$27,000	85.0%
32	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	$40,084	$34,359	42	$26,945	96.3%
33	Colorado State University Global Denver, CO	$40,075	$43,336	71	$44,111	92.9%
34	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	$39,966	$39,554	654	$50,140	N/A
35	University of Phoenix-California Ontario, CA	$39,966	$39,554	654	$50,140	N/A
36	University of Phoenix-Hawaii Kapolei, HI	$39,966	$39,554	654	$50,140	N/A
37	University of Phoenix-Nevada Las Vegas, NV	$39,966	$39,554	654	$50,140	N/A
38	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$39,783	$29,062	30	$27,000	70.5%
39	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	$39,753	$37,274	129	$28,500	85.5%
40	Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX	$39,568	$33,082	34	$27,258	54.0%
41	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	N/A	$39,173	119	$30,726	N/A
42	Bluefield University Bluefield, VA	$39,167	$33,808	39	$25,000	62.7%
43	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	N/A	$39,099	23	$37,809	85.5%
44	Touro University New York, NY	$39,038	$41,021	68	$31,525	63.0%
45	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	N/A	$38,461	344	$36,787	96.1%
46	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$37,958	$30,437	79	$30,500	69.2%
47	Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC	$37,681	$32,290	45	$41,027	100.0%
48	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	$37,663	$34,032	45	$27,850	72.2%
49	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	$37,570	$36,020	80	$57,500	N/A
50	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$37,367	$45,799	24	$26,000	9.9%
51	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	$37,367	$45,799	24	$26,000	N/A
52	Columbia College Columbia, MO	$37,225	$37,571	192	$39,973	N/A
53	Drury University Springfield, MO	$37,173	$30,564	35	$33,492	58.9%
54	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO	$37,173	$30,564	35	$33,492	N/A
55	Cambridge College Boston, MA	$37,169	$44,287	21	$32,524	N/A
56	Doane University Crete, NE	$37,067	$38,613	40	$35,959	89.5%
57	Monroe University Bronx, NY	N/A	$36,940	104	$31,000	65.9%
58	Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN	$36,707	$40,180	23	$47,683	56.9%
59	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne, IN	$36,707	$40,180	23	$47,683	N/A
60	Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO	N/A	$36,365	27	$29,389	64.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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Debt-to-Earnings Ratio

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