2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas
5Colleges in Kansas
175Mental Health Services Degrees Awarded
$39,209Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in mental & social health services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #46 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 175 degrees in mental & social health services to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School
Your choice of mental & social health services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mental & Social Health Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Mental & Social Health Services Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
Become a champion of change and take your first step toward licensure as a clinical mental health counselor with this specialized and CACREP-accredited online clinical counseling master'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.
Best Schools for Mental & Social Health Services in Kansas
The schools below may not offer all types of mental health services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Washburn University if you wish to pursue a degree in mental & social health services. Washburn University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Topeka. A Best Colleges rank of #971 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Washburn University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, mental health services degree recipients typically make about $36,715 in the first five years of their career.
University of Kansas is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in mental & social health services. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 22 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.
Ottawa University - Kansas City is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental & social health services. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park. This university ranks 40th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 4 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Ottawa University - Kansas City in the most recent year we have data available.
Friends University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in mental & social health services. Located in the large city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 54 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Friends University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the mental health services program make around $40,920 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #781 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ESU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent data year. Those mental & social health services students who get their degree from Emporia State University receive $3,277 more than the standard mental health services grad.
Located in the town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 36th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 1 mental & social health services students who graduated with this degree at Ottawa University - Online in the most recent year we have data available.
Become a force for the public good by exploring current trends in health and health policy from a national and global perspective with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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).