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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

23 Colleges
$29,728 Avg Salary
$19,628 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked #45 in the country. In fact 29,053 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Northern Essex Community College to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the mental health services majors at the school.

On average, mental health services graduates from NECC take out $14,582 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Essex Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Housatonic Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

Of the 24 students majoring in mental health services at Housatonic Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Mental Health Services majors at Housatonic Community College take out an average of $9,950 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Housatonic Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at NHTI-Concord’s Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

About 84% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 16% are male.

On average, mental health services graduates from NHTI take out $21,516 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 23 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

Of the 18 students majoring in mental health services at Gateway Community College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Gateway Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $7,719.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Gateway Community College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

Of the 18 students majoring in mental health services at Middlesex Community College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Mental Health Services majors at Middlesex Community College take out an average of $11,584 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Middlesex Community College

Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Women make up 88% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Mental Health Services majors at Naugatuck Valley Community College take out an average of $7,891 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Naugatuck Valley Community College Report

Kennebec Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

Women make up 88% of the mental health services majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Kennebec Valley Community College accumulate an average of around $17,397 in student debt.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Kennebec Valley Community College Report

#7

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Tunxis Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Tunxis Community College Report

#9

Beal College

Bangor, ME

Beal College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Beal College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

Of the 12 students majoring in mental health services at Beal College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Beal College

With a ranking of #9, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Norwich.

About 92% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 8% are male.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Three Rivers Community College Report

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Rhode Island 81
Vermont 32

One of 30 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 23 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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