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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2021-2022, 416 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

Check out the mental health services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Pennsylvania Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Vincent College the best school in Pennsylvania for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Report

Community College of Allegheny County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the small suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 553
New Jersey 150
Maryland 364
Delaware 44

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
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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 7 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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