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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

30 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.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Our analysis found Elizabethtown College to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#7

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

Lock Haven 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public college with a small student population.

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California University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#10

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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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