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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$5,499 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mental & Social Health Services

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

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $27,037 in student debt.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent associate degree programs at Central 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 the Plains States Region . Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Central Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,869.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from MCC take out $10,258 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rochester Community and Technical College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.

Rochester Community and Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#5

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Century College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.

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

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Anoka-Ramsey 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Report

Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, LATI is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical 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 #8 on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mental health services graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $38,456.

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North Central Missouri 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 remote town of Trenton, NCMC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NCMC are $7,020 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
Missouri 266
Kansas 149
South Dakota 145
North Dakota 35

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 9 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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