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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$14,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate 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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,512 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Central Technical College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Madison College also took the #1 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#3

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

The excellent basic certificate programs at Blackhawk Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . BTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Janesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BTC are $6,793 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 a year.

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#5

Belmont College

St Clairsville, OH

The excellent basic certificate programs at Belmont College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Belmont College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of St Clairsville.

Belmont College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,420 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #6, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,558 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

With a ranking of #8, Stark State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakton Community College are $12,462 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Oakton Community College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Lorain County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the small city of Elyria, LCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,601 in tuition and fees each 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 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 25 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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