2021 Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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$27,988Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in mental health services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mental & social health services programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the mental & social health services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Mental & Social Health Services Schools
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.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Worcester State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mental & social health services ranking for non-traditional students. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester. Worcester State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the New England Region list.
About 2.6% of Worcester State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,303 students at Worcester State that take at least one class online. 1,682 of Worcester State students are attending part time.
University of Maine at Augusta landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best mental & social health services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMA, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the New England Region ranking.
About 3.0% of UMA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,880 students at UMA are exclusively online. 2,979 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Connecticut State University. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WestConn, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the New England Region ranking.
About 2.7% of WestConn students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,116 students at WestConn that take at least one class online. 1,281 of WestConn students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rhode Island College. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. RIC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. There are approximately 3,583 students at RIC that take at least one class online. 2,015 students are part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 4 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).
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