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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$6,240 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 27 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major 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.

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 Missouri ranking.

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.

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

Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named North Central Missouri College the best value school in Missouri for mental & social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Trenton, NCMC is a public school with a small student population.

NCMC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at North Central Missouri College

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 47
Minnesota 326
South Dakota 59
Iowa 1
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 127

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 values are for the top school 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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