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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$26,491 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 686 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Ohio 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Our analysis found Kent State University at Kent to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Ohio. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Kent State University at Kent Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Ohio. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Akron Main Campus

#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Ohio. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Case Western are $49,398 a year.

Case Western not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Case Western Reserve University

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 342
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

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

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 4 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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