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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

6 Colleges
$33,028 Avg Salary
$33,845 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. 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 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the mental health services majors at the school.

On average, mental health services graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $40,127 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $171.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Grand Canyon University Report

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

Women make up 94% of the mental health services majors at the school.

On average, mental health services graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $18,815 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Southwestern Assemblies of God University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.

Of the 12 students majoring in mental health services at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . MD Anderson is a small public school located in the city of Houston.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 50% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

With a ranking of #6, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Of the 3 students majoring in mental health services at Western New Mexico University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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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 6 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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