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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 8th in California. In fact, 1,899 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California 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 California to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Mental & Social Health Services at San Diego State University Report

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 92% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of San Francisco Report

Fuller Theological Seminary landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Fuller Theological Seminary Report

California State University - Fresno ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
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 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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