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

29 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Southeast Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mental health services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in mental health services at Old Dominion, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#3

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanly Community College is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Albemarle.

About 93% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 7% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services majors at Northern Virginia Community College accumulate an average of around $21,666 in student debt.

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#5

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

Out of the 29 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carteret Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Morehead City, Carteret Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in mental health services at Carteret Community College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#5

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilkes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Wilkesboro, Wilkes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Lenoir Community 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Isothermal Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Spindale.

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Davidson County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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#10

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community 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 suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in mental health services at Pitt Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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 29 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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