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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$10,143 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #15 most popular major in the country with 30,331 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 2023 rankings named Jefferson Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Jefferson Community College is a small public school located in the city of Watertown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jefferson Community College are $5,832 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Allegany College of Maryland landed the # 2 spot on the list. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the small city of Cumberland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Allegany College of Maryland are $11,060 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Allegany College of Maryland is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#3

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wor-Wic Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wor-Wic Community College are $8,280 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rowan College at Burlington County is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. RCBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Mount Laurel.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RCBC are $6,828 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $10,062 per year.

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Montgomery County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montco are $15,390 per year.

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#7

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Dutchess Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. DCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

DCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,774 in tuition and fees each year.

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Frederick Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Frederick.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frederick Community College are $9,844 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Anne Arundel Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $13,760 per year. Mental Health Services majors at AACC take out an average of $11,206 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #10, Monroe Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $10,468 per year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental & social health services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 553
Pennsylvania 416
New Jersey 150
Maryland 364
Delaware 44

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 13 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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