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

74 Colleges
$31,710 Avg Salary
$18,949 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 74 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Mt. San Antonio College to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

About 68% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 32% are male.

Mental Health Services majors at Mt. SAC take out an average of $14,681 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Bernardino Valley College 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 . Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in mental health services at San Bernardino Valley College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#3

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cuesta College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 47% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means InterCoast Colleges - West Covina is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of W. Covina, InterCoast Colleges - West Covina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Mental Health Services majors at InterCoast Colleges - West Covina take out an average of $17,764 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Napa Valley College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the city of Napa.

About 77% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#6

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#7

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#8

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Palomar College is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

About 71% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#8

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

Of the 24 students majoring in mental health services at OC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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West Hills College-Coalinga landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the distant town of Coalinga, West Hills College-Coalinga is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in mental health services at West Hills College-Coalinga, 29% are male and 71% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services majors at West Hills College-Coalinga accumulate an average of around $14,089 in student debt.

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#11

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

Oxnard College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Oxnard, Oxnard College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in mental health services at Oxnard College, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 San Diego City College San Diego, CA
12 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
14 Porterville College Porterville, CA

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges 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 26 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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