2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Ranked #16 in popularity, mental & social health services is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 152 master's degrees in mental & social health services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The mental health services master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality mental health services program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mental & social health services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mental & social health services students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt mental & social health services students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental & social health services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mental & social health services students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The mental health services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mental & social health services.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Master's in Mental Health Services

1

Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

34 Annual Graduates

$53,196 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Monmouth University if you want to pursue a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn about $53,196 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Monmouth University

2

Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

26 Annual Graduates

$51,657 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mental & social health services needs to check out Rider University. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, mental health services master's recipients typically earn about $51,657 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Rider University

3

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

28 Annual Graduates

$49,297 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Seton Hall University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the mental health services program earn about $49,297 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Seton Hall University

4

Kean University
Union, NJ

20 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in mental & social health services has to take a look at Kean University. Kean is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Union.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Kean University

5

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Galloway, Stockton State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Stockton University

6

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

18 Annual Graduates

Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Rowan University

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	975
Pennsylvania	248	396
Maryland	193	214
District of Columbia	154	24
Delaware	109	34

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Mental & Social Health Services Related Rankings by Major

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	130
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	12
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	8
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	2

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	567
Public Health	291
Communication Sciences	229
Allied Health Professions	191
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	161
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	85
Health & Medical Administrative Services	74
Health Sciences & Services	61
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	53
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	49

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.