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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Stanly Community College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Albemarle.

Women make up 98% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Florida State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 3% are male.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Randolph Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Randolph Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Asheboro.

Of the 20 students majoring in mental health services at Randolph Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#4

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nash Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

Of the 16 students majoring in mental health services at Nash Community College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Davidson County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate mental and social health services programs. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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Beaufort County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Beaufort County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Washington.

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#8

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in mental health services at Columbia Southern University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Pamlico Community College

Grantsboro, NC

Pamlico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for mental and social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Grantsboro, PCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 2% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Montgomery Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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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 11 schools only.

  • 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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