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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the mental health services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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#2

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mercy College of Ohio. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

The excellent basic certificate programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 #7 on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#8

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical 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 #8 on the list. BTC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Janesville.

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#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community 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 #9 on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 342
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 25 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).

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