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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

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

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 829 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Associate in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

Mental Health Services majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $12,303 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Massachusetts. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

Mental Health Services majors at Middlesex Community College take out an average of $11,584 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Middlesex Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.

Mental Health Services majors at NECC take out an average of $14,582 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

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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