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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $18,503.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stautzenberger College - Maumee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stautzenberger College - Maumee is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Maumee.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

On average, mental health services graduates from North Central Technical College take out $20,791 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.

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Stautzenberger College - Brecksville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stautzenberger College - Brecksville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brecksville.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

With a ranking of #7, College of Lake County did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Sinclair Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,447.

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Elgin Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

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With a ranking of #10, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 342
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

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

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 19 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).

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