2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,053 people earned a degree or certificate in mental and social health services, making the major the #45 most popular in the United States.
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The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 960 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mental & Social Health Services program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Mental & Social Health Services
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the United States for mental and social health services students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from Grand Canyon University carry an average student debt load of $43,468. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $171, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the United States. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Mental Health Services majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $15,107 in student loans while working on their egree.
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James Madison University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.
After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from JMU carry an average student debt load of $22,482. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $404.
With a ranking of #7, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.
Mental Health Services majors at Sinclair Community College take out an average of $14,202 in student loans while working on their egree.
Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Old Dominion University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Old Dominion take out is $29,500. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $223, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #10, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
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New Mexico Highlands University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.
After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from New Mexico Highlands University carry an average student debt load of $19,828.
Lesley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #12 on the list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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With a ranking of #13, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at SNHU take out is $32,543.
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Michigan State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from University of Arizona carry an average student debt load of $21,230. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $488.
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Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #16 on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
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Northcentral Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools list. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.
Mental Health Services majors at North Central Technical College take out an average of $17,600 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Juan.
Antioch University - Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #19 on the list. Antioch University - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
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Rio Salado College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.
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Purdue University Global ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Purdue University Global take out is $49,868.
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University of Central Arkansas ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.
The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at UCA take out is $28,036. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $228.
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With a ranking of #23, Kingsborough Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
Mental Health Services majors at KCC take out an average of $7,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Florida Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #23 on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Western Michigan University
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 960 different United States mental and social health services schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools award.
Mental & Social Health Services by Region
View the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Mental Health Services
Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Mental Health Services
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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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