2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in mental & social health services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #37 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of mental & social health services. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 667 associate degrees in mental & social health services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School for Your Associate Degree

The mental health services associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - How many other mental & social health services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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 much debt mental & social health services students go into to obtain their associate 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental & Social Health Services Schools

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 Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mental & social health services students seeking a an associate degree.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Mental Health Services

1

Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, MD

37 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in mental & social health services has to take a look at Baltimore City Community College. Baltimore City Community College is a small public college located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Baltimore City Community College

2

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

56 Annual Graduates

Community College of Baltimore County is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in mental & social health services. CCBC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Baltimore.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Community College of Baltimore County

3

Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY

130 Annual Graduates

$31,072 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Kingsborough Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in mental & social health services. KCC is a large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Associate students who receive their degree from the mental health services program make around $31,072 for their early career.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Kingsborough Community College

4

Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY

51 Annual Graduates

$38,336 Median Starting Salary

Hostos Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in mental & social health services. Hostos is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Bronx.

Those mental & social health services students who get their associate degree from Hostos Community College make $5,653 more than the average mental health services student.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Hostos Community College

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Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD

41 Annual Graduates

$39,370 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Associate recipients from the mental & social health services degree program at Anne Arundel Community College make $6,687 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Anne Arundel Community College

6

Wor-Wic Community College
Salisbury, MD

23 Annual Graduates

Wor-Wic Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Salisbury.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Wor-Wic Community College

7

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Suffolk County Community College

8

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

60 Annual Graduates

$28,402 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the mental health services program report average early career earnings of $28,402.

More information about a associate in mental & social health services from LaGuardia Community College

9

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY

15 Annual Graduates

HVCC is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Troy.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Hudson Valley Community College

10

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, DE

21 Annual Graduates

Delaware Tech is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dover.More information about a associate in mental & social health services from Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	475
Pennsylvania	179	92
New Jersey	137	35
Maryland	126	193
Delaware	60	42

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	325
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	200
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	78
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	62
Clinical/Medical Social Work	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Mental Health Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	11,761
Allied Health Professions	3,022
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	2,085
Health Sciences & Services	2,018
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,385
Dental Support Services	966
Health/Medical Prep Programs	429
Public Health	315
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	268
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	219

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.