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

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 389 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mental & social health services is the #23 most popular major in Florida.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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.

The Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Florida 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.

#1

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Palm Beach State College the most popular school in Florida for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#2

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in mental health services at SPC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the # 3 spot on the list. EFSC is a large public school located in the city of Melbourne.

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

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#4

Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, FL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Pasco-Hernando State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental & social health services schools in Florida. PHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Port Richey.

About 80% of the students majoring in mental health services at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Florida SouthWestern State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental & social health services schools in Florida. FSW is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

Of the 10 students majoring in mental health services at FSW, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#6

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in mental health services at BC, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#6

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

With a ranking of #6, Atlantic Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek.

Of the 9 students majoring in mental health services at Atlantic Technical College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#8

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

With a ranking of #8, Miami Dade College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Miami.

Of the 16 students majoring in mental health services at MDC, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#9

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

With a ranking of #9, Daytona State 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 city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Hodges University

Fort Myers, FL

With a ranking of #10, Hodges University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Fort Myers, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 12
South Carolina 11
Arkansas 97
North Carolina 998
West Virginia 42
Louisiana 48
Virginia 1,102
Alabama 104
Kentucky 74
Tennessee 35
Mississippi 78

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

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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