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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

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$42,549 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #16 most popular major in Iowa with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa 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.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best school in Iowa for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Mercy University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Missouri 266
Nebraska 74
Kansas 149
South Dakota 145
North Dakota 35

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 3 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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