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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

73 Colleges
$12,318 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,028 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 12,238 people earned a degree or certificate in mental and social health services, making the major the #15 most popular in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the mental health services bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Central College the best value school in the United States for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public school with a small student population.

Seattle Central undergraduate students pay an average of $4,670 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Seattle Central also is in the top 10% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking.

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

#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees each year. Mental Health Services majors at Columbia Southern University take out an average of $35,885 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Columbia Southern University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Columbia Southern University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,394 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Metro State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $41,138.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Metro State also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 73 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Online landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ottawa.

Ottawa University - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,616 in tuition and fees each year.

Ottawa University - Online not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Ottawa University - Online

#5

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Kansas City is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $12,869 per year.

Ottawa University - Kansas City excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Ottawa University - Kansas City

With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $13,281 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Ottawa University - Phoenix

Minot State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.

MSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,163 in tuition and fees each year.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $18,815 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, ENMU - Main Campus is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LWTech are $10,146 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, LWTech also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Lake Washington Institute of Technology Report

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

MBTS undergraduate students pay an average of $9,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Mental & Social Health Services students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
12 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
13 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
14 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN

Mental & Social Health Services by Region

View the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 4,420
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,771
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 2,248
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,209
Clinical/Medical Social Work 356
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 211
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 16
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 4
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 2

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,270
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,030
Health & Medical Administrative Services 72,024
Allied Health Professions 69,358
Health Sciences & Services 34,199

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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