by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 4,209 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,033 and $27,434 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 355 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mental and social health services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mental and social health services.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Martin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Martin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Martin University Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Davenport University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 41 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Davenport University
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Circleville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students 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.
Full Ohio Christian University Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Indiana State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 134 students in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global Mental & Social Health Services Report
North Park University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at North Park University
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 25 students 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%.
Tiffin University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Tiffin University is located in Tiffin, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Full Tiffin University Mental & Social Health Services Report
Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northern Illinois University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Illinois University Mental & Social Health Services Report
Chicago State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Detroit Mercy ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at University of Detroit Mercy
With a ranking of #13, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 30 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at OHIO Athens
University of St Francis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Joliet, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Saint Francis Mental & Social Health Services Report
Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Michigan University
University of Indianapolis ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Indianapolis Mental & Social Health Services Report
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
With a ranking of #18, Viterbo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Viterbo University is a small school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 1 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Wright State University - Main Campus
Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. OHIO Southern is a small school located in Ironton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Southern Campus Mental & Social Health Services Report
With a ranking of #20, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Central Michigan University
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is located in Lancaster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Eastern Campus Mental & Social Health Services Report
With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Zanesville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at UM Dearborn
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Mental & Social Health Services Report
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