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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

20 Colleges
$45,300 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #20 most popular major in the country with 16,815 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for mental health services majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

On average, mental health services graduates from UGA take out $22,517 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#6

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

With a ranking of #6, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Appalachian State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.

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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
Virginia 1,249
Florida 1,034
Georgia 142
North Carolina 310
Tennessee 215
Kentucky 168
Louisiana 87
Alabama 143
South Carolina 59
Mississippi 35
Arkansas 156
West Virginia 23

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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