2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 8% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.
Women make up 42% of the mental health services majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amridge University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Amridge is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery.
Of the 5 students majoring in mental health services at Amridge, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
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With a ranking of #7, Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Florida 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 #8 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
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Mercer University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Holy Cross came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
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Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 1,223 |
North Carolina | 710 |
Tennessee | 218 |
Kentucky | 238 |
Georgia | 154 |
West Virginia | 60 |
Virginia | 2,163 |
Alabama | 241 |
Louisiana | 135 |
Mississippi | 62 |
South Carolina | 70 |
Arkansas | 242 |
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BA in Psychology - Mental Health
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Majors Related to Mental Health Services
Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Mental Health Services Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Mental Health Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 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.