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2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama

6 Colleges in Alabama
257 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$32,427 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in mental & social health services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #46 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for mental & social health services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 257 degrees in mental & social health services during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School

Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama Your choice of mental & social health services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mental & Social Health Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Mental & Social Health Services Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mental Health Services
Bachelor's Degrees in Mental Health Services
Master's Degrees in Mental Health Services

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Mental & Social Health Services in Alabama

The schools below may not offer all types of mental health services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Alabama Schools in Mental Health Services

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL
57 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental & social health services. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.

There were about 57 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
3.0% Growth in Graduates

Columbia Southern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Orange Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 99 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent year we have data available. Mental & Social Health Services degree recipients from Columbia Southern University earn a boost of approximately $4,081 above the typical earnings of mental & social health services graduates.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In AL
72.7% Growth in Graduates

The University of Alabama is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were about 11 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL
54 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

University of West Alabama is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mental & social health services. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Livingston. This university ranks 6th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 54 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at University of West Alabama in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AL

GSCC is a small public college located in the city of Gadsden. This college ranks 25th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 6 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at GSCC in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In AL
20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mobile. This university ranks 32nd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 5 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at University of Mobile in the most recent year we have data available.

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Faulkner crest
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,346 Median Starting Salary
$55,250 Median Student Debt

Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Montgomery. This university ranks 24th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 16 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Faulkner in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, mental health services degree recipients generally earn around $28,346 in their early careers.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Georgia287108
Florida2821,186
North Carolina279630
Virginia2742,122
Tennessee269216
South Carolina24851
Kentucky244123
Louisiana242135
Mississippi23462
Arkansas234216
West Virginia20737

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Mental & Social Health Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician99
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor87
Clinical/Medical Social Work34
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling23
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling6
Genetic Counseling/Counselor5
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling3

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Nursing6,985
Allied Health Professions1,708
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants1,369
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services1,001
Health & Medical Administrative Services756
Public Health754
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions463
Communication Sciences446
Medicine414
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences371

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