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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Mississippi

4 Colleges
$24,516 Avg Salary
$18,365 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

With 62 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #15 most popular major in Mississippi.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Mississippi 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.

Check out the mental health services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

On average, mental health services graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out $18,365 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Mississippi. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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#3

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Out of the 4 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Louisiana 135
South Carolina 70
Alabama 241
Arkansas 242

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

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 4 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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