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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 15% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Women make up 86% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University

#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Lamar 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 Southwest Region . Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.

Of the 116 students majoring in mental health services at Lamar University, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 87% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in mental health services at TWU, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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 large suburb of Dallas.

Women make up 88% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Saint Edward’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in mental health services at St. Edward's University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

Women make up 67% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in mental health services at University of Arizona, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools 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.

  • 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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