2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of mental & social health services. Combined, these schools handed out 149 master's degrees in mental & social health services to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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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

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 - The number of mental & social health services students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for mental & social health services to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 schools for mental & social health services students working on their master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in Alabama 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 Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Master's in Mental Health Services

1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

43 Annual Graduates

$46,855 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in mental & social health services has to take a look at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population.

Those mental & social health services students who get their master's degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham earn $2,641 more than the typical mental health services graduate.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from University of Alabama at Birmingham

2

University of West Alabama
Livingston, AL

68 Annual Graduates

University of West Alabama is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from University of West Alabama

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	964
Georgia	190	96
Virginia	182	1,207
North Carolina	178	226
Tennessee	166	213
Kentucky	147	53
Louisiana	147	75
South Carolina	146	40
Mississippi	145	35
Arkansas	121	130

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Mental & Social Health Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	81
Clinical/Medical Social Work	35
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	25
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,995
Public Health	448
Allied Health Professions	216
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	176
Communication Sciences	156
Health & Medical Administrative Services	136
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	40
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	22
Other Health Professions	17
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	16

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.