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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

39 Colleges
$45,300 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 39 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 83% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 39 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 90% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Of the 50 students majoring in mental health services at UK, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Kentucky

#4

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

Out of the 39 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindsey Wilson College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 39 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 41 students majoring in mental health services at ECU, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 81% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Maryland - Baltimore

#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

About 70% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#9

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Mental Health Services majors at Northcentral University take out an average of $26,458 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Northcentral University

#10

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

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 26 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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