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

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$18,949 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 342 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #13 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the mental health services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Elgin Community College the most popular school in Illinois for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in mental health services at ECC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at College of Lake County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in Illinois. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moraine Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#6

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

With a ranking of #6, Waubonsee Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

Women make up 50% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#7

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

With a ranking of #7, College of DuPage did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a very large student population.

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Illinois Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the rural area of Oglesby, IVCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL

With a ranking of #8, Rock Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Rockford, Rock Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X 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 #8 on the list. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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 12 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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