2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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BA in Psychology - Mental Health
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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 15% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.
Women make up 86% of the mental health services majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Of the 116 students majoring in mental health services at Lamar University, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 83% of the mental health services majors at the school.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 5 spot on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
About 87% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 13% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 86 students majoring in mental health services at TWU, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
Women make up 88% of the mental health services majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 52 students majoring in mental health services at St. Edward's University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.
Women make up 67% of the mental health services majors at the school.
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University of Arizona 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. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 41 students majoring in mental health services at University of Arizona, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,284 |
Arizona | 2,080 |
Oklahoma | 45 |
New Mexico | 306 |
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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 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.