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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

With 219 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey.

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.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Passaic County Community College to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#2

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Camden County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a medium-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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#3

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ocean County College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 15% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Raritan Valley Community College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Hudson County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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New Community Career & Technical Institute 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Newark, NCCTI is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public college with a moderately-sized 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
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
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 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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