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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$2,982 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 389 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, mental & social health services is the #23 most popular major in Florida.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Florida to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mental & Social Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Florida State College the best value school in Florida for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. EFSC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Melbourne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EFSC are $2,791 a year.

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#2

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Palm Beach State College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 a year.

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#3

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

Out of the 9 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $2,682 per year.

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#4

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.

MDC also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BC are $2,830 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. FSW is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FSW are $3,401 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FSW is ranked #4 for overall quality for mental health services in Florida.

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#7

Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, FL

Pasco-Hernando State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. PHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Port Richey.

PHSC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,155 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State 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. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public school with a large student population.

Daytona State College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 11
Georgia 12
Arkansas 97
North Carolina 998
West Virginia 42
Virginia 1,102
Louisiana 48
Tennessee 35
Alabama 104
Kentucky 74
Mississippi 78

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 9 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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