2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in South Carolina

Mental & Social Health Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #46 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for mental & social health services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 degrees in mental & social health services annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Mental & Social Health Services Schools List

Mental & Social Health Services Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in South Carolina. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Mental & Social Health Services in South Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mental health services degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Carolina Schools in Mental Health Services

1

University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, SC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Upstate is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. USC Upstate is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg.More information about a degree in mental & social health services from University of South Carolina - Upstate

2

South University, Columbia
Columbia, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

$41,585 Median Starting Salary

South University, Columbia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. South University, Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the large suburb of Columbia.

Students who graduate with their degree from the mental health services program report average early career wages of $41,585.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from South University, Columbia

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
Kentucky	244	123
Louisiana	242	135
Mississippi	234	62
Arkansas	234	216
Alabama	233	240
West Virginia	207	37

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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
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	23
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	19
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	13
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	7

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Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	3,333
Allied Health Professions	1,056
Public Health	815
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	758
Health/Medical Prep Programs	755
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	618
Health & Medical Administrative Services	457
Medicine	351
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	323
Dental Support Services	303

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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.