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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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The Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwest Nazarene University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Brigham Young University - Provo 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 #7 on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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Boise State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

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#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Utah Valley University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 151
Utah 44
Idaho 53
Montana 41
Wyoming 4

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 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).

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