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2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region

66 Colleges in the Southwest Region
4,166 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$38,576 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in mental & social health services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #46 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 66 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,166 degrees in mental & social health services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School

Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of mental & social health services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for mental & social health services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Mental & Social Health Services Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mental Health Services
Bachelor's Degrees in Mental Health Services
Master's Degrees in Mental Health Services
Doctor's Degrees in Mental Health Services

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 Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the mental health services degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Mental Health Services

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
16.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in mental & social health services needs to check out The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

There were approximately 31 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year. Mental & Social Health Services degree recipients from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston earn a boost of about $19,940 above the typical income of mental & social health services graduates.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In TX
84.6% Growth in Graduates

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 26 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
171 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$37,368 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a degree in mental & social health services. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 171 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the mental health services program report average early career earnings of $37,368.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from University of Arizona

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,677 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Grand Canyon University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in mental & social health services. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were about 1677 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the mental health services program report average early career income of $38,190.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from Grand Canyon University

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
31st Most Popular In TX
32 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

MCC is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #474 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 32 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from McLennan Community College

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$34,686 Median Starting Salary

Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 58 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the mental health services program report average early career wages of $34,686.

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

7
North Harris Montgomery crest
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
129 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 41st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 129 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at North Harris Montgomery in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from Lone Star College System

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37th Most Popular In TX

Baylor College of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Houston.

There were about 8 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Baylor College of Medicine in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from Baylor College of Medicine

9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36th Most Popular In TX

Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 36th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 23 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from San Jacinto Community College

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
101 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
44.6% Growth in Graduates

TWU is a large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. This university ranks 28th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 101 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available. Those mental & social health services students who get their degree from Texas Woman's University make $3,466 more than the typical mental health services grad.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from Texas Woman’s University

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 El Centro College Dallas, TX
12 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
13 Houston Baptist University Houston, TX
14 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
15 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
16 Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 1,257
Arizona 287 1,975
Oklahoma 257 45
New Mexico 219 303

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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
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 1,488
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 874
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 571
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 373
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 331
Clinical/Medical Social Work 287
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 200
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 30
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 9
Trauma Counseling 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 39,944
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 13,356
Health & Medical Administrative Services 11,672
Allied Health Professions 9,920
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 8,155
Health Sciences & Services 4,460
Public Health 3,760
Dental Support Services 3,351
Medicine 2,945
Communication Sciences 2,823

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