2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 8th in California. In fact, 1,899 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 91 schools in California to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in California for mental and social health services students. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
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Out of the 91 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
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Out of the 91 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Worldwide landed the # 3 spot on the list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.
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The excellent programs at Palo Alto University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in California. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.
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Mt. San Antonio College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California ranking. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.
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Alliant International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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Palo Verde College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Palo Verde College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blythe.
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With a ranking of #9, Cuesta College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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San Diego State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Phoenix - California landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.
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InterCoast Colleges - West Covina landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Located in the suburb of W. Covina, InterCoast Colleges - West Covina is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
On average, mental health services graduates from InterCoast Colleges - West Covina take out $18,731 in student loans while working on their degree.
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San Bernardino Valley College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Mental & Social Health Services students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California award.
Rank | College | Location |
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14 | Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA |
15 | Loma Linda University | Loma Linda, CA |
15 | Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena, CA |
17 | Napa Valley College | Napa, CA |
17 | Cypress College | Cypress, CA |
17 | Biola University | La Mirada, CA |
Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 240 |
Washington | 748 |
Nevada | 52 |
Alaska | 25 |
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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 26 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.