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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$7,806 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 364 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Community College of Baltimore County to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maryland. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $6,918 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Community College of Baltimore County

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Allegany College of Maryland is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the small city of Cumberland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Allegany College of Maryland are $8,720 per year.

Allegany College of Maryland did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Allegany College of Maryland

#3

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wor-Wic Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Salisbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wor-Wic Community College are $6,720 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Wor-Wic Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anne Arundel Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

AACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services majors at AACC accumulate an average of around $11,206 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, AACC is ranked #4 for overall quality for mental health services in Maryland.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frederick Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Frederick.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frederick Community College are $7,444 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Frederick Community College Report

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 553
Pennsylvania 416
New Jersey 150
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
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 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 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.

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