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

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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. 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.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the mental health services doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Texas Woman’s University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 71% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Texas Tech University

#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at St. Mary’s University

Houston Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Houston Baptist University

#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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 7 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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