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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 30,331 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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

#1

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Our analysis found Bethel University Minnesota to be the best school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Technical College is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Bemidji, NTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

The excellent basic certificate programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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#8

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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#9

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 47
Missouri 27
Minnesota 326
South Dakota 59
Iowa 1
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 127

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, mental & social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

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 18 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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