2021 Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
4Colleges
815Bachelor's Degrees
$23,307Avg 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 Southwest Region ranking looked at 4 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mental Health Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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.
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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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New Mexico Highlands University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mental & social health services ranking for non-traditional students. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas. New Mexico Highlands University also made our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. 1,449 of New Mexico Highlands University students are exclusively distance learners. 1,042 students are part time.
Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best mental & social health services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.5% of Grand Canyon University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 79,865 of Grand Canyon University students are exclusively distance learners. 80,777 of Grand Canyon University students are attending part time.
University of Arizona comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population. University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. About 12,642 of the students at University of Arizona are attending part time.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best mental & social health services schools for non-traditional students. ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Portales. ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. 2,997 students at ENMU - Main Campus are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,621 part time students in attendance at ENMU - Main Campus.
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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).