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2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arizona

6 Colleges in Arizona
2,440 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Arizona 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 2,440 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 Arizona Your choice of mental & social health services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Mental & Social Health Services Rankings by Degree Level

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

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 Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Arizona

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 Arizona Schools in Mental Health Services

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,814 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
7.6% Growth in Graduates

Grand Canyon University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in mental & social health services. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were about 1814 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. Mental & Social Health Services degree recipients from Grand Canyon University get an earnings boost of about $2,545 over the average income of mental & social health services graduates.

More information about a degree in mental & social health services from Grand Canyon University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
152 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$41,823 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a degree in mental & social health services. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 152 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, mental health services degree recipients usually make around $41,823 at the beginning of their careers.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
150 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
25.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Phoenix - Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental & social health services. Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 150 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Those mental & social health services students who get their degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona make $13,557 more than the standard mental health services grad.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

Northern Arizona University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in mental & social health services. NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 7th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.More information about a degree in mental & social health services from Northern Arizona University

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AZ
166 Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded

Rio Salado College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Tempe. This college ranks 19th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 166 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Rio Salado College in the most recent year we have data available.

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AIU Online is a large private for-profit university located in the large city of Chandler. This university ranks 11th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.More information about a degree in mental & social health services from American InterContinental University - Online

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 1,257
Oklahoma 257 45
New Mexico 219 303

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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 995
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 494
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 384
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 92
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 45
Trauma Counseling 10
Clinical/Medical Social Work 7
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 5
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 15,133
Health & Medical Administrative Services 6,341
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 2,646
Allied Health Professions 2,372
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 1,422
Public Health 1,108
Dental Support Services 1,082
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 891
Communication Sciences 656
Health/Medical Prep Programs 592

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