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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$13,257 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region 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.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the best value school in the New England Region for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Maine Community College are $6,757 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Essex Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,472 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services majors at NECC accumulate an average of around $14,655 in student debt.

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#3

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Gateway Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,140 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $14,140 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMA are $19,778 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from UMA take out $36,057 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Beal College

Bangor, ME

Beal College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Beal College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 270
Maine 174
Connecticut 244
Rhode Island 31
New Hampshire 100
Vermont 4

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 6 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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