2021 Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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923Bachelor's Degrees
$27,742Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in mental health services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mental & social health services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mental & social health services program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mental Health Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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Featured Mental & Social Health Services Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Gain a strong foundation in the concepts involved with mental health therapy and assessment with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Focus on improving the health of individuals based on their lifestyle needs with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
James Madison University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional mental & social health services students. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population. JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.
Old Dominion University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best mental & social health services schools for non-traditional students. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk. Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.7% of Old Dominion students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,358 of Old Dominion students are exclusively distance learners. 7,868 students are part time.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best mental & social health services schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public school with a medium-sized student population. UCA also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UCA is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,405 students take at least one class online at UCA. 2,534 students are part time.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population. NSU also made our Best Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.8%. 5,928 of NSU students are exclusively distance learners. 4,844 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services
Mental & Social Health Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.
References
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).
