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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$6,587 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #13 most popular major in New York with 553 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in New York 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. 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.

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

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 analysis found Kingsborough Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a large student population.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Mental Health Services majors at KCC take out an average of $8,929 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, KCC also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hostos Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bronx, Hostos is a public school with a small student population.

Hostos undergraduate students pay an average of $5,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Hostos also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 20 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 per year.

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#4

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means LaGuardia Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $5,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from LaGuardia carry an average student debtload of $8,328.

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#5

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dutchess Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. DCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCC are $5,174 a year.

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Onondaga 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 #6 on the list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCC are $5,890 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from OCC carry an average student debtload of $11,558.

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Jefferson 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. Jefferson Community College is a small public school located in the city of Watertown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jefferson Community College are $5,832 per year.

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Finger Lakes Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

Finger Lakes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,914 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Finger Lakes Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,653.

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#9

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #9, Erie Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Erie Community College are $5,950 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from Erie Community College take out $13,529 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Mohawk Valley Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. MVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Utica.

MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at MVCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $19,716.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 416
New Jersey 150
Maryland 364
Delaware 44

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

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 20 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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