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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental & social health services was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 30,331 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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#2

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mercy College of Ohio. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Toledo, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

The excellent basic certificate programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#8

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

With a ranking of #8, Blackhawk Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. BTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Janesville.

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#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #9, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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With a ranking of #10, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 148
Indiana 859
Wisconsin 536
Ohio 704
Illinois 169

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 8,344
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,915
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 3,697
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,683
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,864
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,762
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,419
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 299
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 217
Trauma Counseling 104
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

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