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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$3,953 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 Florida. In fact, 1,223 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Florida 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Hillsborough Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $2,506 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at HCC accumulate an average of around $26,672 in student debt.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Hillsborough Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Eastern Florida State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EFSC are $2,791 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at EFSC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $24,273.

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#3

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $2,682 per year.

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#4

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Palm Beach State College take out an average of $17,217 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Palm Beach State College Report

#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

MDC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

MDC also took the #5 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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#6

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from Indian River State College take out $14,687 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward 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. BC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $2,830 per year.

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#8

Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, FL

Pasco-Hernando State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the suburb of New Port Richey, PHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PHSC are $3,155 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at PHSC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,058.

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Florida SouthWestern State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FSW is a public school with a large student population.

FSW undergraduate students pay an average of $3,401 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#10

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Daytona State College accumulate an average of around $14,675 in student debt.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Daytona State College Report

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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

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 11 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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