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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region

83 Colleges
$40,015 Avg Salary
$26,466 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 83 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Colleges.

#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. Located in the city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

On average, mental health services graduates from SNHU take out $32,543 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#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. Located in the large city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 83 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public school with a small student population.

Mental Health Services majors at UMA take out an average of $35,930 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Maine at Augusta

Out of the 83 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - New England landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Antioch University - New England Report

#6

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Worcester State take out is $26,000.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Worcester State University

Northern Essex Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at NECC take out is $12,780.

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#8

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Report

With a ranking of #10, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.

Mental Health Services majors at WestConn take out an average of $28,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $213, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Western Connecticut State University

#11

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #11, Rhode Island College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, mental health services majors at RIC accumulate an average of around $29,750 in student debt.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Rhode Island College

#12

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Gateway Community College Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Mental & Social Health Services students in the New England Region that almost earned our Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
13 William James College Newton, MA
14 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
15 Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury, CT
15 Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools 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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