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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$9,794 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast 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.

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 Southeast 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 analysis found Montgomery Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,682 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, MCC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Piedmont Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

South Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,623 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at South Piedmont Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Davidson County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

DCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,852 in tuition and fees each year.

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are $7,464 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beaufort County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Washington, Beaufort County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Beaufort County Community College are $8,662 per year.

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

#6

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

College of the Albemarle landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental & social health services programs. College of the Albemarle is a small public school located in the town of Elizabeth City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of the Albemarle are $7,346 a year.

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Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Forsyth Tech are $7,168 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Forsyth Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,481.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Forsyth Technical Community College Report

With a ranking of #8, Lenoir Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Kinston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lenoir Community College are $8,712 a year.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pitt Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Winterville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt Community College are $6,548 per year.

Pitt Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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

Northern Virginia Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,648 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northern Virginia Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Virginia Community College Report

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 11
Georgia 12
Arkansas 97
North Carolina 998
Florida 389
West Virginia 42
Louisiana 48
Virginia 1,102
Alabama 104
Kentucky 74
Tennessee 35
Mississippi 78

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

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 20 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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