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

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for mental health services majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found University of Western States to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northcentral University 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 . Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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Alliant International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Antioch University - Seattle did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Antioch University - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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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 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 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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