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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California

34 Colleges
$44,862 Avg Salary
$18,477 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in California to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in California. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for mental and social health services students. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#3

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

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#4

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

Out of the 34 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Palo Alto University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

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The excellent programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in California. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Phoenix - California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California ranking. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

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#8

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

With a ranking of #8, Pacific Oaks College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Pacific Oaks College Report

#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #8, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Loma Linda University Report

#10

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Biola University Report

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

Explore all the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools 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 26 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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