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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

With 29,053 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the New England 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.

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

#1

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Lesley University the most popular school in the New England Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in mental health services at Lesley, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

Of the 155 students majoring in mental health services at SNHU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Southern New Hampshire University

#3

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cambridge College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 32 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Antioch University - New England helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the distant town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in mental health services at Antioch University - New England, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#6

William James College

Newton, MA

William James College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Newton, William James College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in mental health services at Fairfield U, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies 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 #8 on the list. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

About 74% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 26% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of South Hamilton, Gordon - Conwell Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in mental health services at Gordon - Conwell Seminary, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Northern Vermont University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Vermont University

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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 25 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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