2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 109 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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BA in Psychology - Mental Health
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Top 15% Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools
Our analysis found Seattle Central College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Seattle Central is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle Central are $4,670 per year.
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The excellent programs at Centralia College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Centralia College is a small public school located in the town of Centralia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Centralia College are $5,239 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highline College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,813 per year.
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Out of the 109 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wenatchee Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVC are $4,734 per year.
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The excellent programs at Walla Walla Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $6,350 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Cuesta College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuesta College are $8,702 per year.
Cuesta College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, Napa Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Napa.
Napa Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,734 in tuition and fees each year.
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Yakima Valley College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Yakima, YVC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at YVC are $5,352 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Yuba College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Yuba College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Marysville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yuba College are $7,488 per year.
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University of Western States ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
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Clover Park Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.
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Mt. San Antonio College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mt. SAC are $10,032 per year.
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San Bernardino Valley College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
San Bernardino Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,146 in tuition and fees each year.
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Glendale Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
GCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,531 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Joaquin Delta College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delta are $9,072 a year.
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Spokane Falls Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Spokane Falls Community College take out $18,983 in student loans while working on their degree.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
Rank | College | Location |
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17 | Modesto Junior College | Modesto, CA |
18 | Touro University Worldwide | Los Alamitos, CA |
19 | Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara, CA |
20 | Cypress College | Cypress, CA |
21 | Imperial Valley College | Imperial, CA |
Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State
Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 240 |
California | 1,899 |
Washington | 748 |
Nevada | 52 |
Alaska | 25 |
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Other Related Mental Health Services Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Psychology - Mental Health
Gain a strong foundation in the concepts involved with mental health therapy and assessment with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
BA in Sociology - Community Health
Become a force for the public good by exploring current trends in health and health policy from a national and global perspective with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
BS in Community Health Education
Focus on improving the health of individuals based on their lifestyle needs with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Mental & Social Health Services Related Majors for Mental Health Services
Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Mental Health Services Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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.