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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois
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.
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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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Park University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in Illinois. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a great place for mental & social health services students. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Des Plaines.
With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental & social health services students. Malcolm X College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.
College of Lake County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best mental & social health services programs. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.
Elgin Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mental & social health services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Waubonsee Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mental & social health services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.
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Moraine Valley Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large 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 Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 148 |
| Indiana | 859 |
| Wisconsin | 536 |
| Ohio | 704 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services
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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