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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$7,179 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree 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. 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 Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $5,415 per year. Mental Health Services majors at North Central Technical College take out an average of $21,849 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

North Central Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oakland Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,200 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Oakland Community College take out an average of $25,957 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Wayne County Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . WCCCD is a large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

WCCCD undergraduate students pay an average of $3,998 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Technical 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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debtload of $21,530.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NWTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Southwest Tech carry an average student debtload of $7,113.

Southwest Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#7

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental and social health services programs. BTC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Janesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BTC are $6,683 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Madison Area Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Madison College take out an average of $34,709 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #8, Moraine Park Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Fond du Lac.

Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Moraine Park Technical College accumulate an average of around $17,991 in student debt.

Moraine Park Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #10, Waukesha County Technical 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 Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $27,483 in student debt.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 342
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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).

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