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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$17,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,028 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 238 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky 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.

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 Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NKU are $10,392 a year.

NKU also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Kentucky. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Cumberlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,875 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of the Cumberlands Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year.

UK also took the #3 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Kentucky Report

#4

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union College Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union College are $28,889 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Union College Kentucky

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Alabama 241
Arkansas 242

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 4 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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