by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan” 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 Michigan, there were 621 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,799 and $27,267 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 451 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 9 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree mental health services students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Siena Heights University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Full Siena Heights University Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 132 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan list. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students 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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 172 masters’s 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Michigan State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Aquinas College Michigan landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Aquinas College Michigan
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s 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
With a ranking of #7, Oakland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 10 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 full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Detroit Mercy
With a ranking of #9, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Services Major in Michigan list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Wayne State
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
