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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois

12 Colleges
$39,638 Avg Salary
$72,842 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

In 2021-2022, 169 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the best school in Illinois for mental & social health services students. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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#2

North Park University

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at North Park University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakton Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best mental & social health services programs. Malcolm X College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

With a ranking of #7, College of Lake County did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental & social health services students. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Grayslake.

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Elgin Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best mental & social health services programs. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

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Moraine Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mental & social health services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 148
Indiana 859
Wisconsin 536
Ohio 704

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

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 12 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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