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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs 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 Southwest 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

Our analysis found High Plains Technology Center to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Woodward, High Plains Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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Houston 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 #6 on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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Mohave Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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With a ranking of #8, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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With a ranking of #10, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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 20 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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