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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$6,128 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental & social health services was ranked 6th in Maine. In fact, 174 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maine 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

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

Our analysis found Eastern Maine Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Maine. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,877 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Eastern Maine Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine rankings.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Maine Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maine list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMA are $8,378 a year. Mental Health Services majors at UMA take out an average of $36,057 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

UMA also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list, coming in at #1.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Maine at Augusta Report

#3

Beal College

Bangor, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Beal College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bangor, Beal College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Beal College also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maine list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Beal College

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

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

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

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 3 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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