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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$4,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 288 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Connecticut 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.

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 Connecticut

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

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

#1

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Tunxis Community College the best value school in Connecticut for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tunxis Community College are $4,596 a year.

Tunxis Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Community College are $4,496 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Gateway Community College accumulate an average of around $7,719 in student debt.

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

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The excellent associate degree programs at Manchester Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MCC also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #4.

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#4

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MxCC is a small public school located in the small city of Middletown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MxCC are $4,476 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $4,516 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Naugatuck Valley Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,891.

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Three Rivers Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Three Rivers Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Norwich.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Three Rivers Community College are $4,596 a year.

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Norwalk Community 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Norwalk, NCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NCC are $4,586 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

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 7 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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