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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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$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, mental and social health services students earned 238 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 10th 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Kentucky. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Kentucky University Report

#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of the Cumberlands

#4

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union College Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Union College Kentucky Report

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Alabama 241
Arkansas 242

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 4 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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