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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

73 Colleges
$12,318 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,028 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

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. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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. 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Central College the best value school in the United States for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle Central are $4,670 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Seattle Central also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Seattle Central College Report

#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Columbia Southern University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,885.

Columbia Southern University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Columbia Southern University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Metro State are $9,394 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services majors at Metro State accumulate an average of around $41,138 in student debt.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Metropolitan State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Online helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the United States. Ottawa University - Online is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ottawa.

Ottawa University - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,616 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ottawa University - Online is ranked #3 for overall quality for mental health services in the United States.

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#5

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Kansas City is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Ottawa University - Kansas City undergraduate students pay an average of $12,869 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ottawa University - Kansas City also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,281 in tuition and fees each year.

Ottawa University - Phoenix excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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Minot State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU are $8,163 per year.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services graduates from ENMU - Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $18,815.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LWTech are $10,146 a year.

LWTech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MBTS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MBTS are $9,020 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Mental & Social Health Services students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
12 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
13 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
14 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN

Mental & Social Health Services by Region

View the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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