2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a master's degree in mental & social health services, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 21 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,191 master's degrees in mental & social health services to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School for Your Master's Degree

The mental health services master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality mental health services program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mental & social health services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mental & social health services students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt mental & social health services students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental & social health services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mental & social health services students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mental & social health services.

10 Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Mental Health Services

1

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

38 Annual Graduates

$52,092 Median Starting Salary

Fairfield University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn around $52,092 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Fairfield University

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in mental & social health services needs to check out Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Boston University

3

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

148 Annual Graduates

$47,290 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Lesley University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mental & social health services. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge.

Students who graduate with their master's from the mental health services program state that they receive average early career wages of $47,290.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Lesley University

4

Springfield College
Springfield, MA

23 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mental & social health services has to take a look at Springfield College. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Springfield College

5

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA

19 Annual Graduates

MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from MGH Institute of Health Professions

6

Cambridge College
Boston, MA

112 Annual Graduates

$53,180 Median Starting Salary

Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.

Master's students who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn about $53,180 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Cambridge College

7

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

24 Annual Graduates

$45,190 Median Starting Salary

RIC is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Providence.

Soon after graduating, mental health services master's recipients typically make an average of $45,190 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Rhode Island College

8

Vermont Technical College
Randolph, VT

26 Annual Graduates

Vermont Tech is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Randolph.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Vermont Technical College

9

Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA

21 Annual Graduates

$69,427 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Mental & Social Health Services master's degree recipients from Bay Path University receive an earnings boost of around $18,208 over the average income of mental & social health services graduates.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Bay Path University

10

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

41 Annual Graduates

$54,415 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Those mental & social health services students who get their master's degree from Southern Connecticut State University make $3,196 more than the average mental health services graduate.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Southern Connecticut State University

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	652
Connecticut	153	105
Rhode Island	127	40
New Hampshire	108	257
Vermont	91	32

View All Rankings >

Mental & Social Health Services Related Rankings by Major

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	983
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	85
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	46
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	46
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	12
Clinical/Medical Social Work	12
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	6
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,817
Public Health	2,111
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,422
Allied Health Professions	986
Communication Sciences	791
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	744
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	431
Medical Illustration & Informatics	268
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	220
Medical Science	121

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.