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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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baltimore City Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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.

Baltimore City 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 Middle Atlantic Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Raritan Valley Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. 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

Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ocean County College landed the # 4 spot on the list. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCC are $7,442 per 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 school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chesapeake College are $8,504 a year.

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College of Southern Maryland ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a small student population.

CSM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,240 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Hagerstown Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. HCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Hagerstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $8,190 a year.

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Passaic County 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 #8 on the list. PCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Paterson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PCCC are $9,390 a year.

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Anne Arundel Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AACC are $13,760 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, AACC 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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Community College of Baltimore County ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCBC are $10,062 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 Middle Atlantic region.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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