2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast 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
Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their Graduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from UGA carry an average student debtload of $22,517.
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Lindsey Wilson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.
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Appalachian State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Western Kentucky 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 small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga 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 #10 on the list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.
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Request InformationBest Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State
Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 1,223 |
North Carolina | 710 |
Tennessee | 218 |
Kentucky | 238 |
Georgia | 154 |
West Virginia | 60 |
Virginia | 2,163 |
Alabama | 241 |
Louisiana | 135 |
Mississippi | 62 |
South Carolina | 70 |
Arkansas | 242 |
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Mental & Social Health Services Related Rankings by Major
Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Mental Health Services Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Mental Health Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 20 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.