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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree School for You

With 29,053 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend MGH Institute of Health Professions. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Rivier University

Nashua, NH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rivier University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashua.

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With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Providence 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 medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Cambridge College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

With a ranking of #8, Springfield College 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 medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Antioch University - New England landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the distant town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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).

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