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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$22,461 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Our analysis found Biola University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Biola also took the #5 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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

#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Fox University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GFU are $14,293 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at George Fox University Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at San Diego State University

#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from Northcentral University take out $26,458 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northcentral University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Antioch University - Seattle is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Antioch University - Seattle is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Antioch University - Seattle are $18,459 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Antioch University - Seattle

#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

USFCA graduate students pay an average of $27,250 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Nevada - Reno

#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

Loma Linda University graduate students pay an average of $31,058 in tuition and fees each year.

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Eastern Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

EWU graduate students pay an average of $28,965 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Washington University Report

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
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 9 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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