by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mental & Social Health Services is the 46th most popular major in the country with 29,053 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mental and social health services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,158 and had an average of $24,907 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,976 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major” ranking, we looked at 336 colleges that offer a degree in mental and social health services. That schools that top this list have a program in mental and social health services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The mental health services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree mental health services students.
Out of the 336 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntington Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. Huntington Junior College is a small private for-profit school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 14 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Huntington Junior College
Out of the 336 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pamlico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Grantsboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 27 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pamlico Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend InterCoast Colleges - West Covina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major list. This small school is located in W. Covina, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full InterCoast Colleges - West Covina Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major list. NHSC is a small public school situated in New Town, North Dakota. It awarded 3 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 336 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Peck Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Poplar, Montana, and it awarded 6 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Fort Peck Community College
Nebraska Indian Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking. Located in Macy, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Lackawanna College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major list. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 49 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lackawanna College Mental & Social Health Services Report
With a ranking of #8, Galaxy Medical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major list. Galaxy Medical College is a private for-profit institution located in North Hollywood, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Galaxy Medical College
Beal College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 12 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Beal College
BridgeValley Community & Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major list. This small school is located in South Charleston, West Virginia, and it awarded 23 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at BridgeValley Community & Technical College
Kingsborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 141 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Kingsborough Community College
Baltimore City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 37 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Baltimore City Community College
Dawson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking, coming in at #13. Dawson Community College is a small public school situated in Glendive, Montana. It awarded 4 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dawson Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Salish Kootenai College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking. SKC is a small school located in Pablo, Montana that handed out 10 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Salish Kootenai College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Stone Child College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking. This small school is located in Box Elder, Montana, and it awarded 2 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Northern Essex Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major list. Located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Housatonic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major list. Housatonic Community College is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Housatonic Community College
Hostos Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking, coming in at #18. Hostos is a medium-sized public school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 51 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Hostos Community College
Little Big Horn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking, coming in at #19. Crow Agency, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Little Big Horn College
Belmont College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking. Saint Clairsville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Belmont College
Roanoke-Chowan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking, coming in at #21. R-CCC is a small school located in Ahoskie, North Carolina that handed out 6 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Roanoke-Chowan Community College
With a ranking of #22, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major list. This small school is located in Media, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
College of Menominee Nation came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking. CMN is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keshena, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Menominee Nation Mental & Social Health Services Report
Garrett College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking, coming in at #24. McHenry, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Garrett Community College
Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major ranking. Located in Fairfield, Maine, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Kennebec Valley Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Northwest Indian College | Bellingham, WA |
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