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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

8 Colleges
$33,028 Avg Salary
$33,845 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#2

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Central College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Women make up 86% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in mental health services at UAA, 33% are male and 67% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services graduates from UAA carry an average student debt load of $32,745.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

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Central Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree mental and social health services programs. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

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

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 8 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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