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Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 30,331 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mental & Social Health Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Kingsborough Community College to be the most popular school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 19% are male.

On average, mental health services graduates from KCC take out $8,929 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means LaGuardia Community College is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the mental health services majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from LaGuardia carry an average student debt load of $8,328.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hostos Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bronx, Hostos is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in mental health services at AACC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at AACC accumulate an average of around $16,619 in student debt.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Anne Arundel Community College Report

#5

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lackawanna College is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in mental health services at Lackawanna College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Lackawanna College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $24,535.

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Community College of Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental & social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Of the 48 students majoring in mental health services at CCBC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at CCBC accumulate an average of around $26,904 in student debt.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental & social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in mental health services at Delaware Tech, 12% are male and 88% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Delaware Tech carry an average student debt load of $10,926.

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Baltimore City Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental & social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Women make up 85% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Onondaga Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental & social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.

About 62% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 38% are male.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at OCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,558.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Onondaga Community College Report

Montgomery County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mental & social health services programs. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

About 86% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 14% are male.

Mental Health Services majors at Montco take out an average of $14,889 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 553
Pennsylvania 416
New Jersey 150
Maryland 364
Delaware 44

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, mental & social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 8,344
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,915
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 3,697
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,683
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,864
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,762
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,419
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 299
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 217
Trauma Counseling 104
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 schools only.

  • 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.

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