by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Mental & Social Health Services is the 46th most popular major in the country with 29,053 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mental and social health services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,158 and had an average of $24,907 in loans still to pay off.
Across Iowa, there were 52 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,319 and $49,868 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Iowa” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mental and social health services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mental and social health services.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Iowa” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa mental health services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mercy University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Iowa list. Mount Mercy is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 23 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Iowa list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 17 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Iowa list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 12 ’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at University of Northern Iowa
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Services Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Estherville, Iowa, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s mental health services students in 2020-2021.
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