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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

8 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, 750 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

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

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#2

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lock Haven University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. LHU is a small public school located in the distant town of Lock Haven.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Mental Health Services majors at Pitt take out an average of $22,453 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#6

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow 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 city of Pittsburgh, Carlow is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

Immaculata University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Immaculata.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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