2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #101 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for mental & social health services students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 724 bachelor's degrees in mental & social health services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's 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 - 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 schools for mental & social health services students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental & Social Health Services Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in Virginia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mental & social health services students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Mental Health Services

1

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

504 Annual Graduates

$30,000 Median Starting Salary

$21,500 Median Student Debt

James Madison University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. JMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the mental health services program report average early career earnings of $30,000.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from James Madison University

2

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

220 Annual Graduates

$32,167 Median Starting Salary

$30,949 Median Student Debt

Old Dominion University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, mental health services bachelor's recipients usually make about $32,167 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Old Dominion University

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	14
Tennessee	220	3
North Carolina	213	11
South Carolina	195	11
Kentucky	187	63
Alabama	184	92
Louisiana	171	32
Arkansas	167	86

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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	504
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	220

Most Popular Majors Related to Mental Health Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	3,096
Health & Medical Administrative Services	402
Public Health	355
Other Health Professions	256
Communication Sciences	215
Allied Health Professions	153
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	106
Health Sciences & Services	88
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	59
Health/Medical Prep Programs	49

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.