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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$10,165 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 829 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 7th 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.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Massachusetts 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. 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.

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 Massachusetts. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Shore Community College are $5,352 a year.

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Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berkshire Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. BCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pittsfield.

BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $5,668 per year.

MWCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Greenfield Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the distant town of Greenfield, Greenfield Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Greenfield Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,642 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Greenfield Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middlesex Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $6,048 per year.

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Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $5,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Essex Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NECC are $5,544 a year.

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Quincy College

Quincy, MA

With a ranking of #8, Quincy 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 large suburb of Quincy, Quincy College is a public college with a small student population.

Quincy College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,176 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Holyoke Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Holyoke.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Holyoke Community College are $5,378 a year.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $14,408 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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

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 11 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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