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

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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Montgomery Community College the best value school in North Carolina for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,538 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for mental health services in North Carolina.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Piedmont Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davidson County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCCC are $2,208 per 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 moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pitt Community College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Albemarle. It ranked #5 on our 2023 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.

College of the Albemarle undergraduate students pay an average of $2,260 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Beaufort County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Spindale, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,030 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, 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 town of Kinston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lenoir Community College are $2,568 per year.

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Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

Carteret Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental & social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Carteret Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Morehead City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carteret Community College are $2,610 a 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 11
Georgia 12
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
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 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).

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