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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 169 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental & social health services students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mental & Social Health Services
Our 2023 rankings named Elgin Community College the best value school in Illinois for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Lake County is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of Lake County are $9,842 a year.
College of Lake County also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Moraine Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public school with a large student population.
MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Mental & Social Health Services at Moraine Valley Community College Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waubonsee Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Waubonsee is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Waubonsee are $10,626 per year.
Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 148 |
| Indiana | 859 |
| Wisconsin | 536 |
| Ohio | 704 |
Majors Related to Mental Health Services
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
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 5 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.