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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

15 Colleges
$37,055 Avg Salary
$40,198 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

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

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

The excellent programs at Alvernia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental & social health services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit college 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 school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

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 small city of Scranton.

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Pennsylvania Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Media, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 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).

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