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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 2,163 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Mental & Social Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the best school in Virginia for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Mennonite University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA

South University, Virginia Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. South University, Virginia Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Glen Allen, South University, Richmond is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
North Carolina 710
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 242
Alabama 241
Mississippi 62
West Virginia 60

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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