2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Mental & Social Health Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #101 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of mental & social health services. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 815 bachelor's degrees in mental & social health services during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The mental health services bachelor'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 bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges 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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Mental Health Services

1

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

469 Annual Graduates

$37,693 Median Starting Salary

$14,300 Median Student Debt

Grand Canyon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.

Mental & Social Health Services bachelor's degree recipients from Grand Canyon University earn a boost of approximately $2,463 over the typical income of mental & social health services graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Grand Canyon University

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

107 Annual Graduates

$37,992 Median Starting Salary

$37,736 Median Student Debt

University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson.

Those mental & social health services students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona earn $2,762 more than the standard mental health services grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of Arizona

3

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

47 Annual Graduates

$34,671 Median Starting Salary

$26,169 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn an average of $34,671 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Texas A&M University - College Station

4

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

69 Annual Graduates

$34,750 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat New Mexico Highlands University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public university with a small student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the mental health services program make around $34,750 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from New Mexico Highlands University

5

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

27 Annual Graduates

UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

6

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

4 Annual Graduates

UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of North Texas

7

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

16 Annual Graduates

$25,631 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the mental health services program state that they receive average early career income of $25,631.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

8

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

53 Annual Graduates

$40,645 Median Starting Salary

ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Portales.

Bachelor's recipients from the mental & social health services degree program at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus get $5,415 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	245	89
Arizona	200	562
New Mexico	133	137

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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
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	384
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	157
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	128
Clinical/Medical Social Work	122
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	15
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	9

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	23,994
Health & Medical Administrative Services	3,182
Public Health	2,179
Health Sciences & Services	2,014
Communication Sciences	1,572
Health/Medical Prep Programs	833
Allied Health Professions	754
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	590
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	396
Dental Support Services	310

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.