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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 960 students majoring in mental health services at Liberty University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in Virginia. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Women make up 87% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#3

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Marymount University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#4

Divine Mercy University

Arlington, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Divine Mercy University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. DMU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Arlington.

Of the 41 students majoring in mental health services at DMU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#6

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Mennonite University

#7

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #7, South University, Virginia Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. South University, Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#7

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Lynchburg

#9

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glen Allen, South University, Richmond is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Old Dominion University

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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