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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$4,702 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 #20 most popular major in Texas with 702 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Alvin Community College the best value school in Texas for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvin are $2,834 per year.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Texas. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $19,857.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, El Centro College is ranked #1 for overall quality for mental health services in Texas.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means McLennan Community College is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $4,200 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from MCC take out $14,492 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great value for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from Tarrant County College carry an average student debtload of $17,980.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year.

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#6

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas 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. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Killeen.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Texas College are $3,720 per year.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental & social health services programs. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $5,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at North Harris Montgomery take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,015.

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Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 a year.

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Midland College

Midland, TX

Midland College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Midland, Midland College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Midland College are $4,650 a year.

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#10

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Weatherford College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Weatherford College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Weatherford.

Weatherford College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 744
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 197

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 13 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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