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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

Women make up 80% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Institute for Clinical Social Work helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . ICSW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 9 students majoring in mental health services at ICSW, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

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

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#4

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adler University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Viterbo University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 342
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

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

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 6 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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