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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

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.

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

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lamar University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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Texas Woman’s 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mental and social health services programs. 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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Saint Edward’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Saint Edward’s University

University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mental and social health services programs. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

Women make up 67% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona 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 Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly 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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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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 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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