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2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 16,815 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Grand Canyon University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at San Antonio is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

About 88% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 75% of the mental health services majors at the school.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Arizona State University - Skysong

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Arizona State University - Tempe

Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Abilene Christian University

Houston Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Houston Baptist University Report

#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Western New Mexico University

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 831
Arizona 1,466
Oklahoma 35
New Mexico 163

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 9 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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