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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$19,503 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,158 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 169 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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 Illinois

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.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,472 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services graduates from NIU carry an average student debtload of $28,913. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $199.

NIU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Illinois University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Chicago State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Chicago State University

#3

North Park University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, North Park University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Park are $34,020 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at North Park University

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Saint Francis are $36,000 per year.

University of Saint Francis also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 148
Indiana 859
Wisconsin 536
Ohio 704

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
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 4 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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