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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Bemidji State University to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

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#3

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Ridgewater College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,282.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

On average, mental health services graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out $28,738 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
Missouri 266
Kansas 149
South Dakota 145
North Dakota 35

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 5 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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