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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$22,063 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,028 Avg Salary

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

With 29,053 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the best value school in the New England Region for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year. Mental Health Services majors at SNHU take out an average of $33,733 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Augusta is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMA are $19,238 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at UMA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,133.

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#3

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Worcester State are $16,666 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from Worcester State take out $24,057 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine at Farmington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the remote town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine Farmington are $20,780 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from UMaine Farmington take out $27,929 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIC are $25,900 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at RIC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,906.

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#5

Keene State College

Keene, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population.

Keene State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,994 in tuition and fees each year.

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Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bay Path undergraduate students pay an average of $35,781 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Connecticut State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mental and social health services programs. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WestConn are $25,185 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services majors at WestConn accumulate an average of around $27,934 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $213, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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New England College

Henniker, NH

With a ranking of #9, New England College 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 rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

NEC undergraduate students pay an average of $28,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

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 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).

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