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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$13,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $5,415 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Central Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #1 for overall quality for mental health services in the Great Lakes Region .

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#3

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Blackhawk Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BTC is a small public school located in the suburb of Janesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BTC are $6,683 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Belmont College

Saint Clairsville, OH

Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Belmont College is a small public school located in the rural area of Saint Clairsville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Belmont College are $6,840 a year.

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#6

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental and social health services programs. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #7, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,090 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,406 a year.

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#9

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Oakton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,462 in tuition and fees each year.

Oakton Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Lorain County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,405 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 342
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

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

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 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).

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