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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$5,939 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, mental & social health services students earned 1,102 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northern Virginia Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for mental health services in Virginia.

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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southside Virginia Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Southside Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,695 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Highlands Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Abingdon, VHCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VHCC are $4,725 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, New River Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. NRCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Dublin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NRCC are $4,697 a year.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Old Dominion undergraduate students pay an average of $11,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Old Dominion also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #5.

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Southwest Virginia 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 #6 on the list. Southwest Virginia is a small public school located in the rural area of Cedar Bluff.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Virginia are $4,733 per year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 11
Georgia 12
Arkansas 97
North Carolina 998
Florida 389
West Virginia 42
Louisiana 48
Tennessee 35
Alabama 104
Kentucky 74
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 6 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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