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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$2,310 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 North Carolina. With 998 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

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 North Carolina. MCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $2,538 per year.

MCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

DCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pitt Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pitt Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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#5

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Albemarle. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. College of the Albemarle is a small public school located in the town of Elizabeth City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Albemarle are $2,260 per year.

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Beaufort County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Washington, Beaufort County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Beaufort County Community College are $2,518 per year.

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Forsyth Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental & social health services programs. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from Forsyth Tech carry an average student debtload of $18,481.

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Isothermal Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental & social health services programs. Located in the town of Spindale, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ICC are $2,030 a year.

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Lenoir Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Kinston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lenoir Community College are $2,568 a year.

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#10

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

Carteret Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Carteret Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Morehead City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carteret Community College are $2,610 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 12
South Carolina 11
Arkansas 97
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
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 12
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 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 11 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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