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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Alabama, there were 247 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,427 and $37,110 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for alabama mental health services students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 96 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia Southern University Mental & Social Health Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified ’s mental health services 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 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama list. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 42 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of West Alabama
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Faulkner University landed the #4 spot on the list. Faulkner University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Faulkner University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amridge University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mental health services degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Amridge
Gadsden State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Gadsden, Alabama, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
University of Mobile landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 4 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Mobile Mental & Social Health Services Report
The University of Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Alabama ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at The University of Alabama
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