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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #20 most popular major in the country with 16,815 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 70 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for mental health services majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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#4

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Belmont University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Milligan University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Milligan College, Milligan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.

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#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University 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 #8 on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

John Brown University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Mental & Social Health Services students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
12 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
13 Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA
14 Florida International University Miami, FL

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,249
Florida 1,034
Georgia 142
North Carolina 310
Tennessee 215
Kentucky 168
Louisiana 87
Alabama 143
South Carolina 59
Mississippi 35
Arkansas 156
West Virginia 23

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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).

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