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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

20 Colleges
$45,300 Avg Salary
$24,250 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked #45 in the country. In fact 29,053 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for mental health services majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the best school in the Southeast Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 2 spot on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

On average, mental health services graduates from UGA take out $22,517 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#6

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

With a ranking of #6, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s best schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
Virginia 2,163
North Carolina 710
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 242
Alabama 241
Mississippi 62
West Virginia 60

One of 30 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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