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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 2nd in Washington. In fact, 748 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Antioch University - Seattle helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, Antioch University - Seattle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

About 85% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#4

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

About 84% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 16% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pacific Lutheran University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

About 81% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 90% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#7

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

With a ranking of #7, Whitworth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

Women make up 76% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Saint Martin’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

Women make up 94% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University CAPS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Eastern Washington University 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 #10 on the list. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

About 80% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
California 1,899
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

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 14 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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