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

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

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey 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

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the most popular school in New Jersey for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 75% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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

#2

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Rider University

#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kean University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Kean is a large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Kean University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

About 50% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at The College of New Jersey Report

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 4 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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