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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$22,541 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,249 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 8th in California. In fact, 1,899 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which doctor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the mental health services doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Northcentral University graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSD are $13,564 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,918 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alliant are $19,874 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Alliant International University

#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USFCA are $27,250 a year.

USFCA also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of San Francisco Report

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Chicago School Irvine Campus are $23,918 per year.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

With a ranking of #7, Loma Linda University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Loma Linda University

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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 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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