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

7 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

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

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

Our analysis found Abilene Christian University to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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New Mexico Highlands University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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 7 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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