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Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mental & Social Health Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

Of the 45 students majoring in mental health services at East Stroudsburg University, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baltimore City Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

Women make up 81% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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

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Community College of Allegheny County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in mental health services at CCAC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Of the 18 students majoring in mental health services at Cal U, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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College of Southern Maryland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#10

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Camden County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in mental health services at Camden County College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 30 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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