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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,935 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Elgin Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

The excellent associate degree programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Illinois. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

Oakton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,446 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Oakton Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for mental health services in Illinois.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Moraine Valley Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MVCC are $8,310 a year.

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#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Lake County. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of Lake County are $9,842 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges 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 4 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).

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