Is a Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions degree worth it?
Across 48 schools, graduates of Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions earn a median $48,422 five years out on $25,370 of debt — most often working as Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$48,422
Median debt
$25,370
Years to pay off
5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
31%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+8.8%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
7.1%
$53,239 vs $49,476
Net price
$17,597/yr
Debt-test failures
12.8%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$9,142
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.