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Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

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

In 2021-2022, 169 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate 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.

Check out the mental health services undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Elgin Community College the most popular school in Illinois for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in mental health services at ECC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Lake County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Moraine Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental & social health services schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Kennedy-King College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in mental health services at Kennedy-King College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental & social health services schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 88% of the mental health services majors at the school.

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#6

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

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#7

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mental & social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Malcolm X College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL

With a ranking of #8, Rock Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Rock Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Harold Washington College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 148
Indiana 859
Wisconsin 536
Ohio 704

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

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 12 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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