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

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

In 2020-2021, 750 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in mental health services at Cal U, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Elizabethtown College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carlow University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carlow is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Lock Haven University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Pennsylvania. LHU is a small public school located in the town of Lock Haven.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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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

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 7 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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