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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 16,815 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 the Southwest Region

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

Our 2023 rankings named Baylor College of Medicine the best school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Phoenix helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Abilene Christian University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school located in the rural area of Killeen.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#9

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville 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 #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 831
Arizona 1,466
Oklahoma 35
New Mexico 163

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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