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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.

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

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 Alvin Community College to be the best value school for mental & social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Texas. Located in the suburb of Alvin, Alvin is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Alvin are $2,834 a year.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $19,857.

El Centro College also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at McLennan Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Texas. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from MCC take out $14,492 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

MCC 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 Texas list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at McLennan Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental & social health services schools in Texas. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Central Texas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Killeen.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Texas College are $3,720 a year.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 a 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Lone Star College System Report

#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

With a ranking of #8, Tyler Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental & social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

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 city of Midland, Midland College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midland College are $4,650 per year.

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#10

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Weatherford 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. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe 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

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

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
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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