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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 analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the 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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Houston Baptist 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Western New Mexico University Report

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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