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

9 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Ottawa University - Phoenix the best school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $17,353 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $215.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, mental health services graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $40,127 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $171.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, mental health services graduates from University of Arizona take out $20,697 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $488.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

On average, mental health services graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $18,815 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Mental Health Services majors at New Mexico Highlands University take out an average of $24,602 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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 9 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).

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