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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Plains States 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Capella University

#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lindenwood University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

About 82% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Missouri - Columbia

#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 35 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of South Dakota Report

#6

Friends University

Wichita, KS

Friends 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 city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in mental health services at Friends University, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Friends University

Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Center City, Graduate School of Addiction Studies is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies

Winona State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Women make up 96% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
Missouri 266
Kansas 149
South Dakota 145
North Dakota 35

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

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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