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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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mount Wachusett Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,680 per year.

MWCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #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 large suburb of Quincy, Quincy College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,344 a year.

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#4

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkshire Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $11,108 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BCC 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 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Out of the 20 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tunxis Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tunxis Community College are $14,220 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tunxis Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for mental health services in the New England Region .

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Greenfield Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public school 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 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. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,170 per 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.

UMPI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. 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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#10

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Gateway Community College is a medium-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 schools 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
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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