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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

36 Colleges
$45,196 Avg Salary
$21,046 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Denver landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CCD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, mental health services graduates from CCD take out $21,046 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northwest Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #8 on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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Pueblo 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 #9 on the list. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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Boise State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 151
Utah 44
Idaho 53
Montana 41
Wyoming 4

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 26 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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