2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Pennsylvania
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 Saint Vincent College the best school in Pennsylvania for mental & social health services students. Located in the suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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Out of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvernia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Montgomery County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Lackawanna College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology 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 suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Drexel University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best mental & social health services programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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 Related Rankings by Major
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 |
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 15 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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