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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,378 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 7th in Maine. In fact, 119 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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. 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 Maine

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine at Augusta the best value school in Maine for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

UMA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Maine at Augusta Report

#2

Beal College

Bangor, ME

Out of the 2 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Beal College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bangor, Beal College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Beal College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Beal College

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

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 2 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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