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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,834 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

With 342 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #13 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mental & Social Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Elgin Community College the best value school in Illinois for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Elgin, ECC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Elgin Community College

#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

The excellent associate degree programs at Oakton Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Illinois. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakton Community College are $10,446 a year.

Oakton Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Oakton Community College

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public college with a large student population.

MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Moraine Valley Community College

#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

The excellent associate degree programs at College of Lake County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Illinois. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of Lake County are $9,632 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at College of Lake County Report

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

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 4 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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