2021 Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
6Colleges
383Bachelor's Degrees
$23,333Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in mental health services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mental & social health services programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mental & social health services program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mental Health Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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Featured Mental & Social Health Services Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Gain a strong foundation in the concepts involved with mental health therapy and assessment with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Focus on improving the health of individuals based on their lifestyle needs with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Indiana State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional mental & social health services students. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute. Indiana State also made our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at Indiana State is lower than is typical, just 3.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,947 students at Indiana State that take at least one class online. 2,349 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Ohio Christian University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Circleville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, OCU has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at OCU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. 898 of OCU students are attending part time.
Northern Illinois University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NIU has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.
Central Michigan University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. 3,991 of Central Michigan students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Northern Michigan University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Northern Michigan University also made our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.
About 1.8% of Northern Michigan University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,310 students take at least one class online at Northern Michigan University. About 1,200 of the students at Northern Michigan University are attending part time.
Purdue University Fort Wayne comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, PFW has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 2.6% of PFW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,908 students at PFW that take at least one class online. About 3,326 of the students at PFW are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services
Mental & Social Health Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
