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

7 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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

#2

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lindsey Wilson College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Lindsey Wilson College

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at East Carolina University

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#6

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Union College Kentucky 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 #6 on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

Of the 9 students majoring in mental health services at Union College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Union College Kentucky Report

With a ranking of #7, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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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 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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