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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

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

With 29,053 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

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 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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the New England 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Essex Community College the most popular school in the New England Region for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 17% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from NECC carry an average student debt load of $18,761.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Maine Community College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

About 67% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

About 84% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 16% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at University of Maine at Augusta helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 6% are male.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at UMA take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $34,964.

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#5

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Gateway Community 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 New England Region . Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 80% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#5

Beal College

Bangor, ME

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Beal 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 New England Region . Beal College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Women make up 70% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

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 7 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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