2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Mental & Social Health Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #101 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 bachelor's degrees in mental & social health services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - The number of mental & social health services students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for mental & social health services to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental & social health services related body.

Our complete 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental & Social Health Services Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Mental Health Services

1

University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY

41 Annual Graduates

$21,137 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services has to look into University of the Cumberlands. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Williamsburg.

After graduating, mental health services bachelor's recipients generally earn around $21,137 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from University of the Cumberlands

2

Union College Kentucky
Barbourville, KY

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Union College Kentucky if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mental & social health services. Union College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Barbourville.More information about a bachelor’s in mental & social health services from Union College Kentucky

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
Florida	225	14
Tennessee	220	3
North Carolina	213	11
Virginia	213	724
South Carolina	195	11
Alabama	184	92
Louisiana	171	32
Arkansas	167	86

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services

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
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	41
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	15
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,851
Health Sciences & Services	280
Public Health	251
Communication Sciences	153
Health & Medical Administrative Services	127
Allied Health Professions	118
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	92
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	71
Dental Support Services	61
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	21

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.