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Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts

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$29,728 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, mental & social health services students earned 270 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts 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 analysis found Northern Essex Community College to be the most popular school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

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

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at NECC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,407.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

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

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 3 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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