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

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master'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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 82% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northcentral University Report

#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 79% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#3

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Touro University Worldwide helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

Of the 132 students majoring in mental health services at TUW, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Touro University Worldwide

#4

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Palo Alto 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 Far Western US Region . Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

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

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Palo Alto University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in mental health services at UW Seattle, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Antioch University - Seattle ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Antioch University - Seattle is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 96 students majoring in mental health services at Antioch University - Seattle, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Antioch University - Seattle

Alliant International University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’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 92 students majoring in mental health services at Alliant, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Alliant International University

#8

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #8, Lewis & Clark College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 90 students majoring in mental health services at Lewis and Clark College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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University of Phoenix - California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Costa Mesa.

Women make up 74% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Phoenix - California Report

#10

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Pacific Oaks College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Of the 58 students majoring in mental health services at Pacific Oaks College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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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 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 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.

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