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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$20,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,158 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 30,331 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Plains States 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 Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,684 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Metro State take out $22,480 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ottawa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Online are $12,676 per year.

Ottawa University - Online not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $12,622 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ottawa University - Kansas City also is in the top 10% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU are $8,508 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Minot State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MBTS are $10,020 per year.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota 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. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $12,942 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at USD take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,443. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $160, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $20,001 in tuition and fees each year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,814 a year.

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#9

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washburn University are $20,130 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services graduates from Washburn University carry an average student debtload of $29,416.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,035 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 47
Missouri 27
Minnesota 326
South Dakota 59
Iowa 1
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 127

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

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 13 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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