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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,489 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,249 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 750 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Davids.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern University

#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 Pennsylvania. Located in the distant town of Waynesburg, Waynesburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Waynesburg graduate students pay an average of $16,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Waynesburg University Report

#3

Widener University

Chester, PA

A rank of #3 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. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Widener are $25,416 a year.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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

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 4 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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