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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

6 Colleges
$33,028 Avg Salary
$33,845 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the mental health services bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Western Washington University to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Western Washington University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

Mental Health Services majors at UAA take out an average of $32,745 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Seattle Central College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Seattle Central is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Washington University Report

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
California 1,899
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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 6 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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