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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$13,518 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Camden County College are $3,744 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baltimore City Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Baltimore City Community College is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baltimore City Community College are $7,394 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Baltimore City Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. RVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

RVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,296 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Toms River.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,442 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD

The excellent basic certificate programs at Chesapeake College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the rural area of Wye Mills, Chesapeake College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chesapeake College are $8,504 per year.

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College of Southern Maryland 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. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSM are $9,240 a year.

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Hagerstown Community College 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 #7 on the list. HCC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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Passaic County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. PCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Paterson.

PCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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Anne Arundel Community College 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $13,760 per year.

AACC 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 Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Community College of Baltimore County 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 #10 on the list. CCBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

CCBC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,062 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 553
Pennsylvania 416
New Jersey 150
Maryland 364
Delaware 44

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 21 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).

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