by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,600 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,607 and $20,794 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree mental health services students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvernia University landed the #1 spot on the list. Alvernia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alvernia University Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lackawanna College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Lackawanna College
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 30 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Clarion University of Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Mental & Social Health Services Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 80 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The College at Brockport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Brockport, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at SUNY Brockport
Iona College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Rochelle, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Drexel University
Goucher College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Goucher
Centenary University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Centenary University is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Centenary
La Salle University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. La Salle is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at La Salle
With a ranking of #10, Morgan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Morgan State University is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Morgan State University Mental & Social Health Services Report
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