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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$48,249 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 92% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in mental health services at ULM, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#3

Amridge University

Montgomery, AL

Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amridge University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Montgomery, Amridge is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Amridge University

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at East Carolina University

#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Florida Atlantic University Report

#7

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Marymount University Report

#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Mercer University Report

#8

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Lee University

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 11 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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