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2023 Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental & social health services was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 30,331 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Dona Ana the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

About 75% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#2

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Texas College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Killeen.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mohave Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State Technical College is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Explore the most popular online mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 744
Texas 702
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 197

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 5 schools only.

  • 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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