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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvernia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, mental health services graduates from Drexel take out $26,868 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, mental health services graduates from William Paterson University take out $27,393 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $190.

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#5

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iona College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Rochelle, Iona is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $299, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

With a ranking of #8, Lackawanna College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
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 8 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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