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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$15,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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 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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the New England Region 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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,588 in tuition and fees each year.

MWCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quincy College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Quincy, Quincy College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quincy College are $7,176 a year.

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#4

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkshire Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. BCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pittsfield.

BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,108 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Farmington, Tunxis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Tunxis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,548 in tuition and fees each year.

Tunxis Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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Greenfield Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Greenfield Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,762 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Greenfield Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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Middlesex Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 a year.

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University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental and social health services programs. UMPI is a small public school located in the rural area of Presque Isle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMPI are $12,905 a year.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

With a ranking of #9, Bristol 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 suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $10,152 per year.

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Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Gateway 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. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Community College are $13,448 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

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 20 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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