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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$8,964 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our analysis found Central Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,372 in tuition and fees each year.

Rochester Community and Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

The excellent basic certificate programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Technical College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTC are $6,380 per year.

NTC 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 Plains States Region list.

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#5

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

The excellent basic certificate programs at Century College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Century College also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

LATI also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Southeast Community College Area ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.

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Northeast Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate mental and social health services programs. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year.

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#10

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

With a ranking of #10, Normandale Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. Normandale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Normandale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,789 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Missouri 266
Nebraska 74
Kansas 149
South Dakota 145
North Dakota 35

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

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 18 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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