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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arizona

20 Colleges
$39,608 Avg Salary
$25,926 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 2,080 degrees and certificates from an Arizona school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Mental Health Services majors at Grand Canyon University take out an average of $43,468 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $171.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for mental and social health services students. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Mental Health Services majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $21,230 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $488, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

The excellent programs at Rio Salado College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Out of the 20 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Prescott College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arizona ranking. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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Pima Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

On average, mental health services graduates from Pima County Community College District take out $13,081 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Glendale Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Mohave Community College

Kingman, AZ

Mohave Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arizona ranking. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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 20 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).

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