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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region

39 Colleges
$38,027 Avg Salary
$35,508 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for mental and social health services students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Winona State 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 #7 on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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#8

Friends University

Wichita, KS

Friends University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental and social health services programs. Located in the rural area of Center City, Graduate School of Addiction Studies is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 241
Minnesota 2,340
Iowa 51
Kansas 102
Nebraska 9
North Dakota 29
South Dakota 89

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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