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

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 looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 948 master's degrees in mental & social health services to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The mental health services master'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 master'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 school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 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

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 master'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 master'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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

10 Top Texas Schools for a Master's in Mental Health Services

1

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

21 Annual Graduates

$73,181 Median Starting Salary

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Mental & Social Health Services master's degree recipients from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston earn a boost of approximately $26,969 above the typical income of mental & social health services majors.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

2

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

48 Annual Graduates

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a good option for individuals interested in a master's degree in mental & social health services. TTUHSC is a small public university located in the city of Lubbock.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

3

Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

71 Annual Graduates

$47,141 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Texas Woman's University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mental & social health services. TWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton.

Students who graduate with their master's from the mental health services program state that they receive average early career earnings of $47,141.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Texas Woman’s University

4

University of St. Thomas
Houston, TX

31 Annual Graduates

University of St. Thomas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from University of St. Thomas

5

Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX

84 Annual Graduates

$34,087 Median Starting Salary

HBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston.

Master's students who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn about $34,087 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Houston Baptist University

6

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

95 Annual Graduates

$44,785 Median Starting Salary

UTSA is a very large public university located in the large city of San Antonio.

Students who graduate with their master's from the mental health services program report average early career wages of $44,785.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from The University of Texas at San Antonio

7

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

16 Annual Graduates

$48,542 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.

Those mental & social health services students who get their master's degree from Texas Tech University earn $2,330 more than the standard mental health services grad.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Texas Tech University

8

Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX

69 Annual Graduates

$43,665 Median Starting Salary

Abilene Christian is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.

Students who graduate with their master's from the mental health services program report average early career wages of $43,665.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Abilene Christian University

9

Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Our Lady of the Lake University

10

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

33 Annual Graduates

$49,428 Median Starting Salary

UTEP is a fairly large public university located in the city of El Paso.

Master's recipients from the mental & social health services major at The University of Texas at El Paso get $3,216 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from The University of Texas at El Paso

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	1,351
Oklahoma	153	35
New Mexico	114	160

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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
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	695
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	185
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	39
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	19
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	5
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	4
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,730
Communication Sciences	845
Health & Medical Administrative Services	842
Allied Health Professions	732
Public Health	713
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	372
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	281
Health Sciences & Services	179
Medical Illustration & Informatics	120
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	119

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.