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

2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 87% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St. Mary’s University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Houston Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon 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 #6 on the list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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

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 7 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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