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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$16,149 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the New England 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in the New England Region for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Wachusett Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public college with a small student population.

MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,680 in tuition and fees each year.

MWCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Quincy College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Quincy, Quincy College is a public college with a small student population.

Quincy College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year.

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Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berkshire Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. BCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pittsfield.

BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,108 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

The excellent basic certificate programs at Tunxis Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tunxis Community College are $14,220 per year.

Tunxis Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list.

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Greenfield Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Greenfield Community College are $11,762 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Greenfield Community College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Middlesex Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

Middlesex Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,170 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Maine at Presque Isle ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMPI is a small public school located in the rural area of Presque Isle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMPI are $13,520 per year.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,224 a year.

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Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Community College are $14,140 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 270
Maine 174
Connecticut 244
Rhode Island 31
New Hampshire 100
Vermont 4

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

Majors Similar 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 20 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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