2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in mental & social health services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #37 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of mental & social health services. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 837 associate degrees in mental & social health services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School for Your Associate Degree

The mental health services associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mental & social health services students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mental & social health services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt mental & social health services students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental & social health services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree.

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 & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mental & social health services students seeking a an associate degree.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Mental Health Services

1

Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY

141 Annual Graduates

$30,973 Median Starting Salary

$5,939 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Kingsborough Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in mental & social health services. KCC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Brooklyn.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn around $30,973 for their early career.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Kingsborough Community College

2

Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD

51 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Anne Arundel Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in mental & social health services. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Anne Arundel Community College

3

Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, MD

37 Annual Graduates

$13,482 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in mental & social health services needs to look into Baltimore City Community College. Baltimore City Community College is a small public college located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Baltimore City Community College

4

Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA

29 Annual Graduates

$15,824 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in mental & social health services needs to check out Montgomery County Community College. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Montgomery County Community College

5

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

47 Annual Graduates

$34,484 Median Starting Salary

$26,723 Median Student Debt

CCBC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Those mental & social health services students who get their associate degree from Community College of Baltimore County earn $3,518 more than the average mental health services grad.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Community College of Baltimore County

6

Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY

51 Annual Graduates

$35,342 Median Starting Salary

$9,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Bronx, Hostos is a public college with a small student population.

Mental & Social Health Services associate degree recipients from Hostos Community College earn a boost of approximately $4,376 above the average income of mental & social health services majors.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Hostos Community College

7

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

97 Annual Graduates

$25,848 Median Starting Salary

$7,709 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the mental health services program state that they receive average early career wages of $25,848.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from LaGuardia Community College

8

Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA

49 Annual Graduates

$26,271 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Lackawanna College

9

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, DE

42 Annual Graduates

$31,561 Median Starting Salary

$7,000 Median Student Debt

Delaware Tech is a large public college located in the city of Dover.

After graduation, mental health services associate recipients usually make an average of $31,561 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

10

Wor-Wic Community College
Salisbury, MD

17 Annual Graduates

Wor-Wic Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Salisbury.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Wor-Wic Community College

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	475
Pennsylvania	179	92
New Jersey	137	35
Maryland	126	193
Delaware	60	42

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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.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	431
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	254
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	77
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	75

Most Popular Majors Related to Mental Health Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	13,326
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	3,257
Allied Health Professions	3,013
Health Sciences & Services	2,249
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,622
Dental Support Services	1,184
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	374
Health/Medical Prep Programs	322
Public Health	294
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	294

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.