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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 1,483 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the most popular school in California for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at San Diego State University Report

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 92% of the mental health services majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Northcentral University take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $26,458.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loma Linda University is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Loma Linda University

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of San Francisco Report

Fuller Theological Seminary ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Fuller Theological Seminary Report

California State University - Fresno ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at California State University - Fresno Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 475
Oregon 210
Nevada 32

One of 29 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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