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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$38,576 Avg Salary
$21,151 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.

The Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing an online .

#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 degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, mental health services graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $43,468 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $171.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

On average, mental health services graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $17,834 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Texas College is a great place for mental and social health services students pursuing an online degree. Central Texas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Waxahachie.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best mental and social health services programs. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from TSTC carry an average student debtload of $19,367.

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With a ranking of #8, Mohave Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. MD Anderson is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Houston.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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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 14 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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