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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$22,824 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,158 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental & social health services was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 30,331 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our analysis found Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IWU are $9,432 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at IWU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,692.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,472 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services majors at NIU accumulate an average of around $28,913 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $199, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chicago State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $12,018 per year.

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Ohio Christian University

Circleville, OH

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Circleville, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

OCU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,597 in tuition and fees each year. Mental Health Services majors at OCU take out an average of $36,355 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $23,720 per year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $525.

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Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,160 in tuition and fees each year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $138.

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Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Davenport University are $22,242 a year.

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Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Viterbo University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

Viterbo undergraduate students pay an average of $31,150 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Viterbo also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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North Park University

Chicago, IL

North Park University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Park are $34,020 per year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 148
Indiana 859
Wisconsin 536
Ohio 704
Illinois 169

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 17 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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