2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska

Mental & Social Health Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #37 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for mental & social health services students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 associate degrees in mental & social health services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School for Your Associate Degree

The mental health services associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mental & social health services students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mental & social health services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt mental & social health services students go into to obtain their associate 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 complete 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental & Social Health Services Schools

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 Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in Nebraska

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in mental & social health services.

Top Nebraska Schools for an Associate in Mental Health Services

1

Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE

26 Annual Graduates

$25,644 Median Starting Salary

Southeast Community College Area is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in mental & social health services. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the mental health services program make about $25,644 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Southeast Community College Area

2

Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, NE

17 Annual Graduates

Metropolitan Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in mental & social health services. MCC is a large public college located in the large city of Omaha.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Metropolitan Community College

3

Central Community College
Grand Island, NE

19 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Central Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in mental & social health services. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Central Community College

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	41
Kansas	146	0
Missouri	117	9
Iowa	116	0
South Dakota	93	1
North Dakota	92	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services

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

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical/Medical Social Work	63
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	4

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Allied Health Professions	226
Nursing	225
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	96
Health & Medical Administrative Services	72
Health/Medical Prep Programs	55
Other Health Professions	40
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	32
Health Sciences & Services	22
Dental Support Services	21
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	10

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.