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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” 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 North Carolina, there were 1,308 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,083 and $33,780 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 226 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 67 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Lenoir - Rhyne University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montreat College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. This small school is located in Montreat, North Carolina, and it awarded 31 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Montreat College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 23 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pfeiffer University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Misenheimer, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Pfeiffer University
With a ranking of #6, Gardner - Webb University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Gardner - Webb
With a ranking of #7, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 14 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at North Carolina Central University
Appalachian State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 13 students 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 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%.
Full Appalachian State University Mental & Social Health Services Report
Wake Forest University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Wake Forest University
With a ranking of #10, Catawba College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Catawba College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 0 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Piedmont International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Piedmont International University
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