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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.

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

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

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

Our analysis found Eastern Florida State College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Florida. EFSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Melbourne.

EFSC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,791 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St Petersburg College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Mental & Social Health Services at St Petersburg College Report

#4

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $2,838 per 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Miami Dade College Report

#5

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent basic certificate programs at Broward College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Florida. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $2,830 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Broward College Report

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 large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSW are $3,401 per year.

FSW also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida rankings.

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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 medium-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

With a ranking of #8, Daytona State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Daytona State College are $3,106 per year.

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#9

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Atlantic Technical College is a small public school located in the 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 12
South Carolina 11
Arkansas 97
North Carolina 998
West Virginia 42
Louisiana 48
Virginia 1,102
Alabama 104
Kentucky 74
Tennessee 35
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
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 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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