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Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mental & Social Health Services program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

About 89% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 11% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Allegheny County is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#5

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Vincent College is a great place for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental & social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Johnstown, Pennsylvania Highlands is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 92% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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Misericordia University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, Misericordia University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental & social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

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#9

Mount Aloysius College

Cresson, PA

With a ranking of #9, Mount Aloysius College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Cresson, Mount Aloysius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in mental health services at Mount Aloysius, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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 10 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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