2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in mental and social health services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #75 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 doctor's degrees in mental and social health services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School for Your Doctor's Degree

The mental health services doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality mental and social health services program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mental and social health services.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in mental and social health services.

Most Well Attended Schools for Mental Health Services Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mental and social health services needs to take a look at Texas Woman's University. TWU is a large public university located in the city of Denton. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in mental and social health services in Texas.

There were roughly 15 mental and social health services students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from Texas Woman’s University

2

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Texas Tech University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mental and social health services. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mental and social health services in Texas.

There were approximately 7 mental and social health services individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from Texas Tech University

3

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in mental and social health services needs to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mental and social health services in Arizona.

There were about 6 mental and social health services individuals who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from Arizona State University - Tempe

4

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in mental and social health services. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mental and social health services in Texas.

There were roughly 5 mental and social health services individuals who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

5

St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In TX

#4 Best Quality In TX

St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Antonio. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in mental and social health services in Texas.

There were approximately 4 mental and social health services individuals who graduated with this degree at St. Mary's in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from St. Mary’s University

6

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

#2 Most Popular In AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from Grand Canyon University

6

Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX

#5 Most Popular In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

HBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from Houston Baptist University

 

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the most popular mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	161	36
Arizona	117	4

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Mental & Social Health Services Related Rankings by Major

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Mental & Social Health Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	26
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	11

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	2,795
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	1,409
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1,056
Nursing	1,002
Dentistry	512
Chiropractic	271
Optometry	234
Alternative Medicine & Systems	105
Communication Sciences	96
Public Health	55

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.