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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$29,728 Avg Salary
$19,628 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online mental health services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Walla Walla Community College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Walla Walla Community College

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the mental health services majors at the school.

On average, mental health services graduates from UAA take out $20,970 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Indian College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Bellingham, Northwest Indian College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Northwest Indian College

#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
California 1,899
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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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 4 schools only.

  • 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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