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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental & social health services was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 30,331 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,512 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at North Central Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,622.
North Central Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Auburn Hills, Oakland Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,400 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from Oakland Community College take out $16,200 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne County Community College District is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. WCCCD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCCCD are $3,998 per year.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Wayne County Community College District
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Technical College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,788 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Western Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,965.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent associate degree programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . NWTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,965 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at NWTC accumulate an average of around $21,432 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, NWTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,731 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southwest Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for mental health services in the Great Lakes Region .
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With a ranking of #7, Blackhawk Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. BTC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Janesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BTC are $6,793 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Moraine Park Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,793 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Moraine Park Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,792.
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Madison Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,722 a year.
WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Waukesha County Technical College
Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State
Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 148 |
| Indiana | 859 |
| Wisconsin | 536 |
| Ohio | 704 |
| Illinois | 169 |
Mental & Social Health Services Related Majors for Mental Health Services
Mental & Social Health Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Mental Health Services Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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.