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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at San Diego State University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Antioch University - Seattle helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Antioch University - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Of the 56 students majoring in mental health services at Antioch University - Seattle, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Antioch University - Seattle

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in mental health services at Biola, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Biola University Report

#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 92% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 8% are male.

On average, mental health services graduates from Northcentral University take out $26,458 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northcentral University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in mental health services at CityU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at City University of Seattle

Eastern Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #8, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Loma Linda University Report

#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of San Francisco

#10

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at George Fox University

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
California 1,899
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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 16 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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