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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

9 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

About 88% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Houston Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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 9 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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