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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$7,201 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the mental health services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools

#1

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Our analysis found Centralia College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Centralia College are $5,239 a year.

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#2

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle Central College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Seattle Central undergraduate students pay an average of $4,670 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Highline College

Des Moines, WA

The excellent associate degree programs at Highline College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,813 per year.

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#4

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

The excellent associate degree programs at Wenatchee Valley College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVC are $4,734 a year.

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#5

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Walla Walla Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Walla Walla Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,350 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

Yakima Valley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Yakima, YVC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YVC are $5,352 a year. Mental Health Services majors at YVC take out an average of $10,938 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

With a ranking of #7, Cuesta College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Cuesta College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,702 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cuesta College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Cuesta College Report

#8

Yuba College

Marysville, CA

With a ranking of #8, Yuba College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Yuba College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Marysville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yuba College are $7,488 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Yuba College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Clover Park Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.

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#10

Napa Valley College

Napa, CA

With a ranking of #10, Napa Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Napa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Napa Valley College are $8,734 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Napa Valley College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
California 1,899
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 7,609
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,433
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 4,069
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,779
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,534
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,526
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 328
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 288
Trauma Counseling 56
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 13
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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