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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,898 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 148 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Our analysis found Wayne County Community College District to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Michigan. WCCCD is a large public school located in the city of Detroit.

WCCCD undergraduate students pay an average of $3,263 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, MI

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Auburn Hills, Oakland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakland Community College are $5,400 a year. Mental Health Services majors at Oakland Community College take out an average of $16,200 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Oakland Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Michigan list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Mott Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Flint, MCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,201 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at MCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $29,325.

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#4

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

The excellent associate degree programs at Lake Superior State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Michigan. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Superior State University are $13,728 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
Indiana 859
Wisconsin 536
Ohio 704
Illinois 169

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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