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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$24,483 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Valparaiso University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IWU are $13,512 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern Indiana is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville.

USI graduate students pay an average of $19,815 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

GSU graduate students pay an average of $14,674 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIS are $16,757 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

IU Bloomington also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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#9

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna 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. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

Madonna graduate students pay an average of $16,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 342
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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 15 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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