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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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. 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#3

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#4

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carlow University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 3 students majoring in mental health services at Carlow, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

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#5

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Lock Haven University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the distant town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public school with a small student population.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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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 8 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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