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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,713 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, mental & social health services students earned 270 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $5,352 per year.

North Shore Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at North Shore Community College

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middlesex Community College are $6,098 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Northern Essex Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Massachusetts. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Mental Health Services majors at NECC take out an average of $16,407 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Essex Community College Report

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 174
Connecticut 244
Rhode Island 31
New Hampshire 100
Vermont 4

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 3 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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