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

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 17 students majoring in mental health services at Northcentral University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 12 students majoring in mental health services at Alliant, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 7 students majoring in mental health services at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in mental health services at The Chicago School Irvine Campus, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of Western States ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 2 students majoring in mental health services at Western States Chiropractic College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Antioch University - Seattle ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Antioch University - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’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 10 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).

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