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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,740 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 #11 most popular major in Connecticut with 244 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. 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 Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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

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

#1

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Gateway Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Connecticut. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Community College are $4,740 per year.

Gateway Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Connecticut list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Gateway Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Connecticut. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Naugatuck Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 270
Maine 174
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 2 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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