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

A doctor's degree in mental and social health services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #75 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of mental and social health services. Combined, these schools handed out 42 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 Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of mental and social health services students usually has them for a reason. 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 ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. 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 Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of 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

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

26 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Walden University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in mental and social health services. Walden University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mental and social health services in Minnesota.

There were about 26 mental and social health services individuals who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

#2 Best Quality In MN

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in mental and social health services has to check out Capella University. Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. 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 Minnesota.

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

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

3

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Saint Louis 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 large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit 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 Missouri.

There were about 4 mental and social health services individuals who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from Saint Louis University

3

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City, MO

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#2 Best Quality In MO

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mental and social health services has to check out Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Located in the city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mental and social health services in Missouri.

There were roughly 4 mental and social health services students who graduated with this degree at MBTS in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

5

Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mental and social health services in Iowa.

There were approximately 2 mental and social health services students who graduated with this degree at Mount Mercy in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from Mount Mercy University

6

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

#1 Most Popular In ND

UND is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks. More information about a doctorate in mental and social health services from University of North Dakota

 

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	120	11
Minnesota	119	36
Iowa	115	0

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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
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	26
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	6
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	6
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	4

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	2,319
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1,815
Nursing	1,534
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	1,145
Chiropractic	1,053
Dentistry	567
Public Health	251
Communication Sciences	140
Health Sciences & Services	122
Health & Medical Administrative Services	91

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.