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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking.
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 the Plains States region, there were 3,496 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,027 and $35,508 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,090 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 35 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree mental health services students.
Out of the 35 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 871 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Capella University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 486 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Walden University Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 100 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Lindenwood University
Out of the 35 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 81 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Mizzou
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 72 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at University of South Dakota
Friends University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Friends University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 51 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Friends University Mental & Social Health Services Report
With a ranking of #7, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Center City, Minnesota 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 49 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies Mental & Social Health Services Report
Winona State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Winona State is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 48 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Winona State University
With a ranking of #9, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 41 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 full report on Mental & Social Health Services at UMN Twin Cities
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Kansas City, Missouri 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 35 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 31 students 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%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Minnesota State Mankato
University of Mary landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Mary
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 21 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Bethel University Minnesota
With a ranking of #15, Mount Mercy University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
Full Mount Mercy University Mental & Social Health Services Report
University of Iowa landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Emporia State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Northern Iowa landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Mental & Social Health Services Report
Washburn University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 10 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Washburn University
With a ranking of #19, Augustana University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Augustana Sioux Falls is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Augustana Sioux Falls
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Saint Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Saint Cloud State University
Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Metro State
University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Nebraska Medical Center is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. MBU is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Missouri Baptist University
Missouri Valley College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Missouri Valley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Missouri. It awarded 6 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Valley College Mental & Social Health Services Report
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