2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 788 bachelor's degrees in mental & social health services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The mental health services bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality mental health services program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mental & social health services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mental & social health services students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt mental & social health services students go into to obtain their bachelor's 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 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Southwest 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 Southwest Region

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

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

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

130 Annual Graduates

$33,892 Median Starting Salary

$24,000 Median Student Debt

University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson.

Those mental & social health services students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona make $2,739 more than the standard mental health services grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of Arizona

2

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

426 Annual Graduates

$34,191 Median Starting Salary

$39,560 Median Student Debt

Grand Canyon University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.

Mental & Social Health Services bachelor's degree recipients from Grand Canyon University earn a boost of approximately $3,038 above the typical income of mental & social health services graduates.

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3

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

58 Annual Graduates

$34,686 Median Starting Salary

$19,249 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.

Bachelor's recipients from the mental & social health services major at Texas A&M University - College Station make $3,533 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Texas A&M University - College Station

4

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

81 Annual Graduates

$24,626 Median Starting Salary

$18,375 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat New Mexico Highlands University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public university with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn around $24,626 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from New Mexico Highlands University

5

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of North Texas

6

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

17 Annual Graduates

$24,421 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

7

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

13 Annual Graduates

UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

8

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

3 Annual Graduates

Western New Mexico University is a small public university located in the town of Silver City.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Western New Mexico University

9

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

36 Annual Graduates

$28,370 Median Starting Salary

$20,378 Median Student Debt

ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Portales.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the mental health services program report average early career earnings of $28,370.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

10

Ottawa University - Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ

6 Annual Graduates

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

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	245	89
Arizona	200	562
New Mexico	133	137

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Mental & Social Health Services Related Rankings by Major

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	317
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	201
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	131
Clinical/Medical Social Work	117
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	12
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	21,602
Health & Medical Administrative Services	3,188
Public Health	2,378
Health Sciences & Services	1,959
Communication Sciences	1,443
Allied Health Professions	798
Health/Medical Prep Programs	742
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	555
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	420
Dental Support Services	341

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.