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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$13,972 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.

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 Basic Certificate 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 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baltimore City Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baltimore City Community College are $7,394 per year.

Baltimore City Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RVCC are $6,912 a year.

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#4

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ocean County College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OCC are $8,100 a year.

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#5

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chesapeake College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wye Mills.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chesapeake College are $7,400 a year.

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College of Southern Maryland ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSM are $9,030 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Hagerstown Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public college with a small student population.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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Passaic 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

PCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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Anne Arundel Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $13,550 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, AACC also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Community College of Baltimore County came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $10,062 per year.

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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 21 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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