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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$34,334 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 a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mental & Social Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Clarion University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Clarion University is a small public school located in the remote town of Clarion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarion University are $16,052 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $299, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The College at Brockport is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Brockport are $18,588 a year.

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#3

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lackawanna College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Lackawanna College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $22,946 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from William Paterson University take out $27,393 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $190.

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#5

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvernia University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Alvernia undergraduate students pay an average of $39,280 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UPenn also is in the top 5% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#7

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Iona College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Rochelle, Iona 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 Iona are $42,828 a year.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Drexel undergraduate students pay an average of $57,136 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Drexel take out $26,868 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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 8 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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