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2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Iowa

3 Colleges in Iowa
52 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$34,319 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 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 Iowa The mental health services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mental & Social Health Services rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Mental & Social Health Services Degree Level

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 Iowa list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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.

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 Iowa

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.

Top Iowa Schools in Mental Health Services

1
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA
23.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Iowa is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in mental & social health services. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IA

University of Northern Iowa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mental & social health services. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 12 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.

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

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Mount Mercy crest
Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in mental & social health services. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cedar Rapids. This university ranks 23rd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 23 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Mount Mercy in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the mental & social health services program at Mount Mercy University get $8,945 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 1,791
Missouri 283 266
Kansas 266 126
Nebraska 238 74
North Dakota 210 34
South Dakota 204 141

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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
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 29
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 22
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 3,004
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1,762
Allied Health Professions 1,018
Chiropractic 606
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 477
Health & Medical Administrative Services 412
Medicine 399
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 320
Public Health 310
Dental Support Services 296

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