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

20 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. 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 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the best school in the Southeast Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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 city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very 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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#6

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

With a ranking of #6, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Columbia.

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Appalachian State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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 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.

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