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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$21,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 8th in California. In fact, 1,899 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Check out the mental health services graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in California for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at San Diego State University Report

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in California. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Biola did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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

#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Northcentral University graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Northcentral University take out $26,458 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USFCA are $27,250 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of San Francisco Report

#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
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 5 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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