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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England 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.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in the New England Region for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.
North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Shore Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tunxis Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Tunxis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,220 in tuition and fees each year.
Tunxis Community College also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the New England Region . Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,170 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,472 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from NECC carry an average student debtload of $16,407.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $14,140 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Gateway Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for mental health services in the New England Region .
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River Valley 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. Located in the rural area of Claremont, NH Community Technical College - Claremont is a public college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NH Community Technical College - Claremont are $15,190 a year.
NH Community Technical College - Claremont also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Manchester 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. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $14,100 a year.
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NHTI-Concord’s Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NHTI are $15,450 a year. Mental Health Services majors at NHTI take out an average of $18,703 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #9, Community College of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CCRI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,552 in tuition and fees each year.
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Three Rivers Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the city of Norwich.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers Community College are $14,220 per year.
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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State
Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 270 |
Maine | 174 |
Connecticut | 244 |
Rhode Island | 31 |
New Hampshire | 100 |
Vermont | 4 |
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
Majors Similar 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 16 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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