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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$37,086 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,028 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 750 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the mental health services bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarion University are $11,173 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

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lackawanna College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lackawanna College are $16,130 per year.

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#3

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Alvernia University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading.

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

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per 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 Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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

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 5 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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