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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 461 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Maryland to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mental & Social Health Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Anne Arundel Community College the most popular school in Maryland for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

About 65% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 35% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in mental health services at CCBC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Mental Health Services majors at CCBC take out an average of $22,830 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baltimore City Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 22% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Baltimore City Community College carry an average student debt load of $15,046.

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#4

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wor-Wic Community College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Wor-Wic Community College accumulate an average of around $8,062 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Allegany College of Maryland is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in mental health services at Allegany College of Maryland, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Mental Health Services majors at Allegany College of Maryland take out an average of $18,396 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, College of Southern Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from CSM carry an average student debt load of $25,109.

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Hagerstown Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the mental health services majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at HCC accumulate an average of around $20,078 in student debt.

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#8

Garrett College

McHenry, MD

Garrett College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of McHenry, Garrett Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Frederick Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Montgomery College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the city of Rockville.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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 13 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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