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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast 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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,036 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 21 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morris College landed the #1 spot on the list. Morris College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sumter, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Morris College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 504 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at James Madison University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 220 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Old Dominion University Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. South Florida Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It awarded 2 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at South Florida Bible College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region. UCA is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 86 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 University of Central Arkansas
With a ranking of #6, Union College Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Barbourville, Kentucky. It awarded 10 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Union College
Johnson C Smith University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. JCSU is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Johnson C Smith University
With a ranking of #8, Johnson University Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. JUFL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kissimmee, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Johnson University Florida
Southern University at New Orleans landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. SUNO is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia Southern University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 92 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia Southern University Mental & Social Health Services Report
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of the Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Cumberlands
Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Methodist
Tennessee Wesleyan University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Athens, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Tennessee Wesleyan University
The University of West Florida landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 11 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Kentucky University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
University of Kentucky ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at University of Kentucky
University of Holy Cross ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 29 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Holy Cross
With a ranking of #18, Johnson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full Johnson University Mental & Social Health Services Report
Mid-South Christian College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mid-South Christian College is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Mid-South Christian College
With a ranking of #18, Jose Maria Vargas University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
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