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

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 77 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master'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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 15% Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools 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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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sarah Lawrence College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Sarah Lawrence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bronxville.

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#5

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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Trinity Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

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#11

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Mental & Social Health Services students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
13 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
14 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
15 Stockton University Galloway, NJ

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 25 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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