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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$5,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #20 most popular major in Texas with 702 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in Texas for mental & social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year.

El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Tarrant County College District Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.

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#4

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Central Texas College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Texas. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Killeen.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Texas College are $3,720 a year.

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#5

Lee College

Baytown, TX

The excellent basic certificate programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Texas. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lee College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Lee College Report

Houston 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 #6 on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Houston Community College are $4,344 a year.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 a year.

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McLennan Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,200 per year.

MCC also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at McLennan Community College Report

With a ranking of #9, Texas State Technical 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 midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TSTC are $6,969 a year.

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#10

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental & social health services programs. San Antonio College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

San Antonio College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,742 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at San Antonio College

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 744
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 197

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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