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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 suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

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#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the 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 suburb of California.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the large 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

With a ranking of #10, Kean University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. 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 colleges 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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