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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

109 Colleges
$7,299 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,204 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

#1

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA
$4,670 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Central College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mental and social health services students. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle Central are $4,670 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Seattle Central College

#2

Centralia College

Centralia, WA
$5,239 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

Centralia College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,239 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Centralia College

#3

Highline College

Des Moines, WA
$4,813 Average Tuition & Fees

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 school with a small student population.

Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,813 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Highline College

#4

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA
$4,734 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wenatchee Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the 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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#5

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA
$6,350 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Walla Walla Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,350 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Walla Walla Community College Report

#6

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Cuesta College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuesta College are $8,702 a 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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Napa Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Napa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Napa Valley College are $8,734 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Napa Valley College Report

#8

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA
$5,352 Average Tuition & Fees

Yakima Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Yakima, YVC is a public college with a small student population.

YVC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Yakima Valley College

#9

Yuba College

Marysville, CA
$7,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Yuba College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Yuba College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Marysville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Yuba College are $7,488 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Yuba College Report

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 large city of Portland.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Western States

$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #11 on the list. 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.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Clover Park Technical College

#12

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #12 on the list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

Mt. SAC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,032 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Mt. San Antonio College Report

#13

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA
$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

San Bernardino Valley College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Bernardino Valley College are $9,146 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at San Bernardino Valley College Report

#14

Glendale Community College

Glendale, CA
$7,531 Average Tuition & Fees

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 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Glendale Community College Report

#15

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, CA

San Joaquin Delta College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Stockton, Delta is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delta are $9,072 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at San Joaquin Delta College

$5,135 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #16, Spokane Falls Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized 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.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Spokane Falls Community College

Honorable Mentions

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
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 schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
California 1,899
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 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.

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