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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$11,666 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental & social health services was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 30,331 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,512 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from North Central Technical College take out $12,069 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Central Technical College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Northcentral Technical College

Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne County Community College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. WCCCD is a large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCCCD are $3,998 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Wayne County Community College District

Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,558 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Cincinnati State take out $15,727 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Report

#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $14,749 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Ivy Tech Community College

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

WITC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,624 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at WITC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,818.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

Sinclair Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,316 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,953.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Sinclair Community College

Elgin Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Elgin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ECC are $9,516 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Elgin Community College Report

#9

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Grand Rapids Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,679 in tuition and fees each year.

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Mott Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Flint, MCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $7,091 per 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 148
Indiana 859
Wisconsin 536
Ohio 704
Illinois 169

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
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 19 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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