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

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.

The Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Women make up 91% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Mary helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

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#6

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

With a ranking of #6, Adler Graduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their online graduate certificate. Adler Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Richfield.

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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 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).

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