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

Ranked #16 in popularity, mental & social health services is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 194 master's degrees in mental & social health services during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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

Your choice of mental & social health services for getting your master's degree school matters. 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

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree 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

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's 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 - 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

The mental health services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in Maryland

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

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

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

75 Annual Graduates

$54,741 Median Starting Salary

Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in mental & social health services. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.

Master's students who receive their degree from the mental health services program make around $54,741 for their early career.

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

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

58 Annual Graduates

$88,334 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore if you want to pursue a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Master's recipients from the mental & social health services degree program at University of Maryland - Baltimore make $23,887 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from University of Maryland - Baltimore

3

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

9 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in mental & social health services. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from University of Maryland - College Park

4

Hood College
Frederick, MD

21 Annual Graduates

$56,107 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Hood College if you want to pursue a master's degree in mental & social health services. Hood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Frederick.

Master's students who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn about $56,107 in the first couple years of working.

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

5

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

20 Annual Graduates

$58,606 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the mental health services program state that they receive average early career income of $58,606.

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

6

Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD

11 Annual Graduates

Coppin is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Coppin State University

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	261	975
Pennsylvania	248	396
New Jersey	188	117
District of Columbia	154	24
Delaware	109	34

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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
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	89
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	77
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	11
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	9
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	8

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health	969
Nursing	629
Health & Medical Administrative Services	423
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	264
Allied Health Professions	116
Communication Sciences	114
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	92
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	85
Alternative Medicine & Systems	43
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	30

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.