2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 2nd in Washington. In fact, 748 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Washington to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top Washington Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mental & Social Health Services
Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Central College the best school in Washington for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Olympic College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Whatcom Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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The excellent basic certificate programs at Lower Columbia College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.
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Peninsula College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Peninsula College is a small public school located in the remote town of Port Angeles.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 240 |
California | 1,899 |
Nevada | 52 |
Alaska | 25 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Mental Health Services Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 7,609 |
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 5,433 |
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 4,069 |
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 3,405 |
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician | 2,779 |
Clinical/Medical Social Work | 2,534 |
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 2,526 |
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | 328 |
Genetic Counseling/Counselor | 288 |
Trauma Counseling | 56 |
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy | 13 |
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist | 12 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.