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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that 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 Illinois, there were 451 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,246 and $28,031 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 32 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in mental and social health services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular mental and social health services programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree mental health services students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 11 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Palos Hills, Illinois, and it awarded 8 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Lake County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate list. College of Lake County is a fairly large school located in Grayslake, Illinois that handed out 5 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at College of Lake County
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate list. College of DuPage is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Kennedy-King College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Oakton Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Des Plaines, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Oakton Community College
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Harold Washington College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harold Washington College Mental & Social Health Services Report
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 36 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
With a ranking of #7, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate list. ICC is a medium-sized school located in East Peoria, Illinois that handed out 5 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Illinois Central College
Waubonsee Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Waubonsee is a medium-sized school located in Sugar Grove, Illinois that handed out 5 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
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