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

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

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

In 2021-2022, 59 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #12 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 Lake Area Technical Institute the most popular school in South Dakota for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in mental health services at LATI, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 47
Missouri 27
Minnesota 326
Iowa 1
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 127

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 2 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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