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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$2,912 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

With 389 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mental & social health services is the #23 most popular major in Florida.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Florida 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 Florida

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 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the best value school in Florida for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $2,506 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from HCC take out $24,334 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

HCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Eastern Florida State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Florida. EFSC is a large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.

EFSC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,791 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at St Petersburg College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Florida. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $2,682 per year.

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#4

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Palm Beach State College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a very large student population.

Palm Beach State College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Palm Beach State College take out $16,376 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Florida. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.

MDC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MDC is ranked #5 for overall quality for mental health services in Florida.

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#6

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year.

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#7

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

BC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, FL

Pasco-Hernando State 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 #8 on the list. PHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Port Richey.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PHSC are $3,155 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from PHSC take out $16,037 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Florida SouthWestern State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. FSW is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FSW are $3,401 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FSW also is in the top 15% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida ranking.

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#10

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

With a ranking of #10, Daytona State College 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 Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 12
South Carolina 11
Arkansas 97
North Carolina 998
West Virginia 42
Louisiana 48
Virginia 1,102
Alabama 104
Kentucky 74
Tennessee 35
Mississippi 78

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
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 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 11 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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