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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 3,496 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,027 and $35,508 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 119 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in mental and social health services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mental and social health services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in New Town, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Indian Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Macy, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeast Community College Area is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central Missouri College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region. NCMC is a public institution located in Trenton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 27 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Scottsbluff, Nebraska 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.
Mesabi Range College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mesabi Range College is a public institution located in Virginia, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Mesabi Range College
Metropolitan Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 12 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is located in Grand Island, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Central Community College
Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 3 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Rochester Community and Technical College
Century College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Century College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public institution located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus Mental & Social Health Services Report
Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region list. LATI is a small school located in Watertown, South Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Sinte Gleska University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Sinte Gleska University
Sitting Bull College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sitting Bull College is a public institution located in Fort Yates, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Sitting Bull College
Washburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Full Washburn University Mental & Social Health Services Report
Iowa Lakes Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school situated in Estherville, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Iowa Lakes Community College
Sisseton Wahpeton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Sisseton, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Sisseton Wahpeton College
With a ranking of #14, Allen County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Allen County Community College is a small school located in Iola, Kansas that handed out 0 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Allen Community College
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