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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,292 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

With 72 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mental & social health services is the #24 most popular major in Colorado.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado 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. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Otero Junior College

La Junta, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Otero Junior College the best value school in Colorado for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of La Junta, Otero JC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Otero JC are $4,226 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Otero Junior College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, CCD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCD are $4,586 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at CCD accumulate an average of around $12,923 in student debt.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Community College of Denver Report

#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pikes Peak Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $4,065 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Pikes Peak Community College

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 17
Idaho 1
Montana 32
Wyoming 15

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

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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