by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,053 people earned their degree in mental and social health services, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 6,611 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,015 and $23,266 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 859 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 72 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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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree mental health services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Huntington Junior College is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Full Huntington Junior College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pamlico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pamlico Community College is a small public school situated in Grantsboro, North Carolina. It awarded 27 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region. South Charleston, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at BridgeValley Community & Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roanoke-Chowan Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. R-CCC is a public institution located in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at R-CCC
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend City College - Gainesville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region. City College - Gainesville is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at City College - Gainesville
Southern University at Shreveport ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Southern University at Shreveport
Mayland Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Mayland Community College
Stanly Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Albemarle, North Carolina, and it awarded 31 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Stanly Community College
Virginia Western Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Virginia Western Community College
Edgecombe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tarboro, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Edgecombe Community College
Western Piedmont Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morganton, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Southern University at New Orleans landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Tri-County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Tri-County Community College is a small school located in Murphy, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Tri-County Community College
John Tyler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Full John Tyler Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report
New River Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Dublin, Virginia, and it awarded 14 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Virginia Highlands Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. VHCC is a small school located in Abingdon, Virginia that handed out 12 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Nash Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rocky Mount, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Nash Community College
Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 18 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Thomas Nelson Community College
With a ranking of #19, Carteret Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Morehead City, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Carteret Community College
Montgomery Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Montgomery Community College is a public institution located in Troy, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Montgomery Community College
With a ranking of #21, Randolph Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph Community College is located in Asheboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Randolph Community College
With a ranking of #22, Richmond Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Richmond Community College is a public institution located in Hamlet, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Richmond Community College
With a ranking of #23, Reynolds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Full Reynolds Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Blue Ridge Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Weyers Cave, Virginia, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Georgia Highlands College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. GHC is located in Rome, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
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