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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$33,332 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,249 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at EU are $13,976 a year.

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#2

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Waynesburg University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waynesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Waynesburg are $16,440 a year.

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#3

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Loyola Maryland graduate students pay an average of $18,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Widener University

Chester, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Widener University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Widener are $25,416 per year.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pace University are $34,100 a year.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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 8 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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