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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges
$29,728 Avg Salary
$19,628 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

With 219 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best school in New Jersey for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Mental Health Services majors at Camden County College take out an average of $17,076 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Atlantic Cape Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 7,609
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,433
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 4,069
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,779
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,534
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,526
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 328
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 288
Trauma Counseling 56
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 13
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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