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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Delaware for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Delaware, there were 78 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,869 and $7,637 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,559 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Delaware for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mental and social health services. To top this list, a school must have a successful mental and social health services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Delaware for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Delaware for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Delaware for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Full Wilmington University Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Delaware for a Master’s list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
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