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Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Nova Southeastern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 92% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in mental health services at ULM, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#3

Amridge University

Montgomery, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amridge University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Amridge is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

With a ranking of #7, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #8, University of Holy Cross did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, UHC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
Virginia 2,163
North Carolina 710
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 242
Alabama 241
Mississippi 62
West Virginia 60

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 11 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).

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