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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

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

With 342 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #13 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 18 students majoring in mental health services at NIU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services majors at NIU accumulate an average of around $29,346 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $231, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

North Park University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Park University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Chicago State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, CSU is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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 4 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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