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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor'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 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in California for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 76% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 24% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in California. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 75% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 71% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles Report

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 83% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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