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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$5,648 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 829 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $5,352 per year. Mental Health Services majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $12,303 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

North Shore Community College also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Middlesex 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 Massachusetts. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $6,048 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Middlesex Community College take out an average of $11,584 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Mental Health Services majors at NECC take out an average of $14,582 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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 Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 288
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

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 3 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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