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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$12,234 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,203 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 2nd in Washington. In fact, 748 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Washington

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA
$4,057 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $4,057 per year.

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#2

Centralia College

Centralia, WA
$4,770 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centralia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Centralia College are $4,770 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Centralia College Report

#3

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA
$4,670 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Central College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle Central is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Seattle Central are $4,670 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Seattle Central also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Washington list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA
$4,850 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Walla Walla Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Washington. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Walla Walla.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $4,850 per year.

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#5

Highline College

Des Moines, WA
$4,344 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 28 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Highline College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Highline is a small public school located in the large suburb of Des Moines.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highline are $4,344 per year.

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#6

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA
$4,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Wenatchee Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Washington list. WVC is a small public school located in the city of Wenatchee.

WVC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA
$4,101 Average Tuition & Fees

Olympic College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

OC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,101 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Olympic College Report

$4,609 Average Tuition & Fees

Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $4,609 per year.

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#9

Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA
$4,503 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Grays Harbor College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the rural area of Aberdeen, GHC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GHC are $4,503 per year.

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$3,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Spokane Falls Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,826 in in-state 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Spokane Falls Community College Report

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
California 1,899
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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

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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