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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$5,193 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 445 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mental & social health services is the #13 most popular major in Washington.

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The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

Check out the mental health services basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle Central College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public college with a small student population.

Seattle Central undergraduate students pay an average of $4,865 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Seattle Central did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list.

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#2

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,472 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OC is ranked #2 for overall quality for mental health services in Washington.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Olympic College Report

#3

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Whatcom Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Whatcom Community College are $4,982 per year.

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#4

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Lower Columbia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Longview, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCC are $4,261 a year.

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#5

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, WA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Peninsula College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Washington. Peninsula College is a small public school located in the remote town of Port Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Peninsula College are $4,439 a year.

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Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,139 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,407
Oregon 94
Nevada 23
Alaska 60

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 6 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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