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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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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 2023 rankings named Metropolitan State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for mental & social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large 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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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Online landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Ottawa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Online are $12,676 per year.
Ottawa University - Online did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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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 small student population.
Ottawa University - Kansas City undergraduate students pay an average of $12,622 in tuition and fees each 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.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.
MSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,508 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, MBTS 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 MBTS are $10,020 a year.
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University of South Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
USD undergraduate students pay an average of $12,942 in tuition and fees each 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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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 small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Cloud State University are $20,001 a year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato 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 small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,814 in tuition and fees each year.
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Washburn 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. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize 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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University of Kansas 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 #10 on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,035 in tuition and fees each year.
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 |
Majors Related to Mental Health Services
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
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.