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

15 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 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best school in the Great Lakes Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adler University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit 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 Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

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Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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Indiana Wesleyan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marion.

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#8

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large 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 Great Lakes region.

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 15 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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