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2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Pennsylvania

12 Colleges in Pennsylvania
799 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$45,280 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in mental & social health services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #46 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for mental & social health services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 799 degrees in mental & social health services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School

Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of mental & social health services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for mental & social health services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Mental & Social Health Services Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mental Health Services
Bachelor's Degrees in Mental Health Services
Master's Degrees in Mental Health Services
Doctor's Degrees in Mental Health Services

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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Mental & Social Health Services in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the mental health services degree levels they offer.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Mental Health Services

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$58,269 Median Starting Salary

University of Pennsylvania is a great choice for students interested in a degree in mental & social health services. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 76 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Those mental & social health services students who get their degree from University of Pennsylvania make $12,989 more than the typical mental health services grad.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$43,138 Median Starting Salary

Drexel University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. After graduation, mental health services degree recipients typically make about $43,138 at the beginning of their careers.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Psychology - Mental Health Program Name

Gain a strong foundation in the concepts involved with mental health therapy and assessment with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
20th Most Popular In PA

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in mental & social health services. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 15 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
23.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in mental & social health services needs to look into Duquesne University. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the mental health services program report average early career wages of $45,365.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In PA

Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #89 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent data year.

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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31st Most Popular In PA
85.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #502 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Arcadia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Arcadia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$41,115 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 52nd out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 39 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Alvernia in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, mental health services degree recipients typically make around $41,115 at the beginning of their careers.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Sociology - Community Health Program Name

Become a force for the public good by exploring current trends in health and health policy from a national and global perspective with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA
53 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

Montco is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Blue Bell. This college ranks 77th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 53 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Montco in the most recent data year.

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
54 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$32,172 Median Starting Salary

Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Scranton. This college ranks 92nd out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 54 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Lackawanna College in the most recent data year. After graduating, mental health services degree recipients usually earn about $32,172 in their early careers.

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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 68th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 30 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Carlow in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, mental health services degree recipients usually earn about $46,820 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 1,475
Maryland 279 421
New Jersey 273 191
District of Columbia 188 24
Delaware 175 76

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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 252
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 167
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 123
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 88
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 49
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 45
Trauma Counseling 34
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 26
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 11
Clinical/Medical Social Work 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 12,725
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3,290
Allied Health Professions 3,012
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,578
Medicine 2,295
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1,993
Health Sciences & Services 1,739
Public Health 1,682
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 1,453
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 1,290

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