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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$4,584 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 #20 most popular major in Texas with 702 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Texas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in Texas 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. 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 Texas

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 Lamar State College - Port Arthur the best value school in Texas for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar State College - Port Arthur are $1,770 a year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alvin are $2,834 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Texas. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Texas. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year. Mental Health Services majors at El Centro College take out an average of $19,703 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

El Centro College also took the #2 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas rankings.

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#5

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Texas College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Central Texas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen.

Central Texas College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental & social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year.

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Wharton County Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Houston Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Houston Community College are $4,344 a year.

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#9

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System 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 #9 on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from North Harris Montgomery take out $17,482 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Kilgore 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 #10 on the list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.

Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 744
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 197

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 24 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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