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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in West Virginia

7 Colleges
$25,145 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

With 60 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #16 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in West Virginia 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.

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

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our 2023 rankings named Marshall University the most popular school in West Virginia for mental and social health services students. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named BridgeValley Community & Technical College the most popular school in West Virginia for mental and social health services students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Huntington Junior College

Huntington, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Huntington Junior College is a great place for mental and social health services students. Located in the small city of Huntington, Huntington Junior College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from Huntington Junior College carry an average student debt load of $25,145.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in West Virginia list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

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#5

Mountain State College

Parkersburg, WV

The excellent programs at Mountain State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in West Virginia. Mountain State College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Parkersburg.

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Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Northern Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the small city of Wheeling.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in West Virginia list. Southern is a small public school located in the distant town of Mount Gay.

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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
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
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

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 7 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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