by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Virginia for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mental & Social Health Services is the 46th most popular major in the country with 29,053 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Virginia, there were 2,351 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,208 and $19,985 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,207 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in mental and social health services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mental and social health services.
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The mental health services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree mental health services students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 960 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Liberty University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Regent University
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the #3 spot on the list. Marymount University is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Divine Mercy University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 21 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Virginia Commonwealth University
Eastern Mennonite University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Eastern Mennonite University is a small school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 14 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Eastern Mennonite University Mental & Social Health Services Report
University of Lynchburg ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 10 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 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 Lynchburg
South University, Virginia Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 10 students 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 South University, Virginia Beach
South University, Richmond came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s ranking. South University, Richmond is a small school located in Glen Allen, Virginia that handed out 3 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full South University, Richmond Mental & Social Health Services Report
Old Dominion University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Old Dominion University is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Old Dominion
Bluefield College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Virginia for a Master’s list. Bluefield College is located in Bluefield, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Full Bluefield College Mental & Social Health Services Report
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