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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

33 Colleges
$31,710 Avg Salary
$18,949 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 8th in California. In fact, 1,899 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in California to see which ones offered the best undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of San Mateo.

On average, mental health services graduates from Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts take out $15,904 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

On average, mental health services graduates from Mt. SAC take out $14,681 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Mt. San Antonio College Report

#3

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in California. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Napa Valley College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in California. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Napa.

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#5

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Bernardino Valley College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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West Hills College-Coalinga ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the distant town of Coalinga, West Hills College-Coalinga is a public school with a small student population.

Mental Health Services majors at West Hills College-Coalinga take out an average of $14,089 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#7

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara City College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Yuba College

Marysville, CA

Yuba College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Yuba College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Marysville.

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#9

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the large suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

With a ranking of #10, Modesto Junior College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. MJC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Modesto.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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