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Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 30,331 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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.

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 Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our analysis found Central Community College to be the most popular school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for mental & social health services students. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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With a ranking of #7, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mental & social health services programs. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mental & social health services students. It came in at #10 on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 47
Missouri 27
Minnesota 326
South Dakota 59
Iowa 1
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 127

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
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 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 27 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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