2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Mental & Social Health Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #101 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for mental & social health services students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 355 bachelor's degrees in mental & social health services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of mental & social health services for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. 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.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - The number of mental & social health services students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for mental & social health services to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental & social health services related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mental & social health services students working on their bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Mental Health Services

1

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

30 Annual Graduates

$36,032 Median Starting Salary

$26,000 Median Student Debt

Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the town of Athens.

Those mental & social health services students who get their bachelor's degree from Ohio University - Athens Campus make $2,682 more than the typical mental health services student.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

15 Annual Graduates

$29,377 Median Starting Salary

$53,508 Median Student Debt

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.

After graduating, mental health services bachelor's recipients generally make about $29,377 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

3

University of St Francis
Joliet, IL

2 Annual Graduates

University of St Francis is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of St Francis

4

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

41 Annual Graduates

$33,230 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Indiana State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Indiana State is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Terre Haute.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the mental health services program report average early career wages of $33,230.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Indiana State University

5

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

5 Annual Graduates

Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Detroit.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of Detroit Mercy

6

Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN

4 Annual Graduates

$32,602 Median Starting Salary

$44,811 Median Student Debt

Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn about $32,602 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Indiana Wesleyan University

7

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

18 Annual Graduates

$36,776 Median Starting Salary

$29,804 Median Student Debt

NIU is a large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Those mental & social health services students who get their bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University earn $3,426 more than the standard mental health services graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Northern Illinois University

7

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

2 Annual Graduates

UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of Indianapolis

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Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI

1 Annual Graduates

Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of La Crosse.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Viterbo University

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	49
Ohio	252	65
Illinois	241	28
Indiana	235	212
Wisconsin	213	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Mental & Social Health Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	280
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	75

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	30,648
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2,977
Public Health	2,348
Health Sciences & Services	1,814
Communication Sciences	1,716
Allied Health Professions	1,496
Other Health Professions	1,154
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	1,102
Health/Medical Prep Programs	1,080
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	980

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.