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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

99 Colleges
$45,300 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 99 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 15% Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown College the best school in the United States for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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Out of the 99 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Out of the 99 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

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#10

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

With a ranking of #10, Biola University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#12

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#14

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #14, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Mental & Social Health Services students that almost earned our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
16 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
17 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
18 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
19 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ

Mental & Social Health Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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
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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