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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You
Mental & Social Health Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 30,331 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.
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Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Camden County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blackwood.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Camden County College are $3,744 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Camden County College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,927.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Baltimore City Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,394 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baltimore City Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jefferson Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Jefferson Community College is a small public school located in the city of Watertown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jefferson Community College are $5,832 per year.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wor-Wic Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wor-Wic Community College are $8,280 per year.
The excellent associate degree programs at Kingsborough Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KCC are $8,132 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from KCC carry an average student debtload of $8,929.
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Hostos Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. Located in the large city of Bronx, Hostos is a public school with a small student population.
Hostos undergraduate students pay an average of $8,088 in tuition and fees each year.
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Finger Lakes Community 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 #7 on the list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Finger Lakes Community College are $6,946 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from Finger Lakes Community College take out $17,653 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Community College of Baltimore County 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 #8 on the list. CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCBC are $10,062 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at CCBC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,904.
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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $11,808 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from Delaware Tech take out $10,926 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Delaware Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Hagerstown Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HCC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown.
HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,190 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State
Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 553 |
Pennsylvania | 416 |
New Jersey | 150 |
Maryland | 364 |
Delaware | 44 |
Majors Related to Mental Health Services
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
Most Popular Majors Related to Mental Health Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
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