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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. 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.

The Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the online mental health services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Dona Ana the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Texas College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online basic certificate. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Killeen.

Women make up 75% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mohave Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Explore the most popular online mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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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 5 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).

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