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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in California

25 Colleges
$42,549 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,483 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

Today's 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.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools

#1

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific Oaks College the best school in California for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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#2

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 25 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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#3

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Redlands is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Notre Dame de Namur University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. NDNU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Belmont.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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California State University - Stanislaus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Stan State is a large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

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University of Phoenix - California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Costa Mesa.

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#10

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 475
Oregon 210
Nevada 32

One of 29 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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