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Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

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$29,728 Avg Salary
$18,096 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 2023 rankings named Northern Essex Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in mental health services at NECC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Mental Health Services majors at NECC take out an average of $16,407 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Essex Community College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Housatonic Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental & social health services schools in the New England Region . Housatonic Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

About 95% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 5% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

About 84% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 16% are male.

On average, mental health services graduates from NHTI take out $18,703 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at NHTI-Concord’s Community College Report

#4

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 50% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Gateway Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

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

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Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mental & social health services programs. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

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With a ranking of #7, Kennebec Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Kennebec Valley Community College carry an average student debt load of $16,394.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Kennebec Valley Community College Report

#7

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Tunxis Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mental & social health services programs. Located in the large suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Tunxis Community College Report

#9

Beal College

Bangor, ME

Beal 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. Beal College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

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Three Rivers Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the city of Norwich.

Women make up 67% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Three Rivers Community College

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 270
Maine 174
Connecticut 244
Rhode Island 31
New Hampshire 100
Vermont 4

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
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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 23 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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