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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

10 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Our analysis found Stanly Community College to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

Of the 31 students majoring in mental health services at Stanly Technical College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Randolph Community College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online associate degree. Randolph Community College is a small public school located in the town of Asheboro.

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#3

Huntington Junior College

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Huntington Junior College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Huntington.

Women make up 64% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from EFSC carry an average student debtload of $24,273.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Florida State College

#5

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nash Community College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online associate degree. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

On average, mental health services graduates from Nash Community College take out $20,722 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Davidson County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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#7

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

Women make up 80% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Beaufort County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their online associate degree. Beaufort County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Washington.

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Montgomery Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for mental and social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#10

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree mental and social health services programs. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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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 10 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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