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

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

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in California to see which undergraduate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Mt. San Antonio College the most popular school in California for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

Women make up 68% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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

Out of the 54 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Bernardino Valley College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#3

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cuesta College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in mental health services at Cuesta College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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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 large suburb of W. Covina, InterCoast Colleges - West Covina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in mental health services at InterCoast Colleges - West Covina, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at InterCoast Colleges - West Covina

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Napa Valley College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the city of Napa.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Napa Valley College

#6

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental and social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in mental health services at Cypress College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#7

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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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 California ranking. Palomar College is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

Women make up 71% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Palomar College Report

West Hills College-Coalinga ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the town of Coalinga, West Hills College-Coalinga is a public college with a small student population.

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

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.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at West Hills College-Coalinga

#10

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

Oxnard College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the midsize city of Oxnard, Oxnard College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 26% are male.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Oxnard College Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Mental & Social Health Services students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California award.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 27 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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