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

83 Colleges
$40,015 Avg Salary
$26,466 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 83 schools in the New England Region 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.

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

#1

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Lesley University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Lesley University

The excellent programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

While working on their degree, mental health services majors at SNHU accumulate an average of around $32,543 in student debt.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#3

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

The excellent programs at University of Maine at Augusta helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from UMA carry an average student debt load of $35,930.

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Out of the 83 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - New England landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Antioch University - New England Report

#6

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

Mental Health Services majors at Worcester State take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Worcester State University Report

Northern Essex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.

Mental Health Services majors at NECC take out an average of $12,780 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

#8

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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Western Connecticut 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 #10 on the list. WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.

After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from WestConn carry an average student debt load of $28,500. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $213.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Western Connecticut State University Report

#11

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #11, Rhode Island College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at RIC take out is $29,750.

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#12

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College 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. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Mental & Social Health Services students in the New England Region that almost earned our Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
13 William James College Newton, MA
14 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
15 Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury, CT
15 Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools 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 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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