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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$10,417 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, mental & social health services students earned 270 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Shore Community College are $5,352 a year.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $5,492 per year.

BCC also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.

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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. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MWCC is ranked #2 for overall quality for mental health services in Massachusetts.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Greenfield Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Massachusetts. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Greenfield Community College are $5,642 per year.

Greenfield Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Middlesex Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $6,098 per year.

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#6

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $5,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Essex Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $5,688 per year.

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#8

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

Quincy 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. Quincy College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Quincy.

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

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Holyoke Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holyoke Community College are $5,570 per year.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth 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. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Dartmouth are $14,854 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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
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 11 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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