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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

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The Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for mental health services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Our analysis found Atlantic Technical College to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College 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 Montgomery Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwest Tennessee Community College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Southwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Palm Beach State College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

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#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University 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. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern Florida State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

Nash Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

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#9

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge 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. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

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Wytheville Community College

Wytheville, VA

Wytheville 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 #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Wytheville, WCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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

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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