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2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kentucky

4 Colleges in Kentucky
378 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 378 degrees in mental & social health services annually.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School

Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kentucky The mental health services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mental & Social Health Services rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Mental & Social Health Services Degree Level

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

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 Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college 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 Kentucky

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.

Top Kentucky Schools in Mental Health Services

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY

Any student who is interested in mental & social health services has to look into University of Louisville. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KY

It's hard to beat Northern Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in mental & social health services. NKU is a large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #842 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.

There were about 23 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year.

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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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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
81 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
45.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in mental & social health services needs to check out University of the Cumberlands. Cumberlands is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Williamsburg. This university ranks 9th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 81 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands 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 earnings of $21,137.

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Union College Kentucky
Barbourville, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KY
16.0% Growth in Graduates

Union College Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mental & social health services. Union College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Barbourville. This college ranks 34th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 25 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Union College in the most recent data year.

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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
Georgia 287 108
Florida 282 1,186
North Carolina 279 630
Virginia 274 2,122
Tennessee 269 216
South Carolina 248 51
Louisiana 242 135
Mississippi 234 62
Arkansas 234 216
Alabama 233 240
West Virginia 207 37

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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
Clinical/Medical Social Work 155
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 93
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 89
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 19
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 14
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 6,822
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 3,834
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,049
Allied Health Professions 1,352
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 1,118
Health Sciences & Services 459
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 449
Medicine 440
Public Health 423
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 416

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