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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$14,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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 Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year 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 basic certificate. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Clarion University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal U are $11,108 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Bloomsburg is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bloomsburg are $10,982 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

East Stroudsburg University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,259 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the # 5 spot on the list. CCAC is a large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $8,323 per year.

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#6

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

Saint Vincent College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Latrobe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Vincent are $38,741 a year.

Saint Vincent also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #1.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pennsylvania Highlands is a small public school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Highlands are $8,820 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 7 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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