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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Technical College are $5,415 a 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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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#2

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Oakland Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne County Community College District is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. WCCCD is a fairly 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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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental and social health services programs. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Tech are $6,683 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Southwest Tech carry an average student debtload of $7,113.

Southwest Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #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

With a ranking of #7, Blackhawk Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. BTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Janesville.

BTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.

BTC 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Blackhawk Technical College Report

With a ranking of #8, Madison Area 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 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 also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Madison Area Technical College Report

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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,683 per 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.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Moraine Park Technical College

Waukesha County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Waukesha County Technical College Report

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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