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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
706 Degrees Awarded
$31,250 Avg Salary
Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mental & Social Health Services is the 49th most popular major in the country with 27,516 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mental and social health services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,724 and had an average of $46,468 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 4,087 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,583 and $40,853 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 706 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in mental and social health services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mental and social health services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mental and social health services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $6,405 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at UT Rio Grande Valley

#2

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 84 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Highlands University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico Highlands University is $10,625 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $18,810 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Texas A&M College Station

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 137 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,399 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Arizona.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Mental & Social Health Services Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #7 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ENMU - Main Campus is $11,117 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

#6 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $10,235 for southwest region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Mental & Social Health Services Report

#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 319 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,380 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Grand Canyon University

#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Western New Mexico University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,278 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Western New Mexico University.

Full Western New Mexico University Mental & Social Health Services Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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