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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Oregon

11 Colleges
$39,381 Avg Salary
$33,839 Avg Student Debt

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In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 240 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 8th 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 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.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Oregon

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Western States the best school in Oregon for mental and social health services students. Located in the large city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

The excellent programs at Lewis & Clark College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Out of the 11 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. OIT is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.

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#4

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Out of the 11 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Portland Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Portland Community College take out is $33,839.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Ashland.

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#7

Western Seminary

Portland, OR

Western Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Western Seminary-San Jose is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Oregon ranking. UO is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

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Chemeketa Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best mental and social health services programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Mt. Hood Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Oregon ranking. MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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

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 11 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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