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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$5,953 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 2,163 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia 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

Our 2023 rankings named Wytheville Community College the best value school in Virginia for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Wytheville, WCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCC are $4,725 a year.

WCC also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TNCC are $4,806 a year.

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#3

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Blue Ridge Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Virginia. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

BRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BRCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Southside Virginia Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

Southside Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,695 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 a year.

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Virginia Highlands 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. VHCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Abingdon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VHCC are $4,710 a year.

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Virginia Western Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental and social health services programs. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Western Community College are $5,355 per year.

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John Tyler Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $4,800 per year.

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#9

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Germanna Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental and social health services programs. Germanna Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

Germanna Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,913 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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 10 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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