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

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

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #45 most popular major in the country with 29,053 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 649 students majoring in mental health services at Capella University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in mental health services at SMU MN, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#3

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 11 students majoring in mental health services at Winona State, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Winona State University Report

#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of South Dakota Report

#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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#7

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 266
Minnesota 2,487
Kansas 149
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 35
South Dakota 145

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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