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

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 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Our analysis found Bethel University Minnesota to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Northwest Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . NTC is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Of the 10 students majoring in mental health services at Hennepin Technical College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota West Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Granite Falls, Minnesota West is a public school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

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

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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

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 6 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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