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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$22,946 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 10th in New York. In fact, 1,622 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Niagara University the best value school in New York for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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#3

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oswego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Oswego graduate students pay an average of $12,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College at Brockport helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in New York. Located in the town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 per year.

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#5

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY New Paltz. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY New Paltz are $12,763 a year.

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#6

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #6, St. John Fisher College 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 large suburb of Rochester, Fisher is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Fisher graduate students pay an average of $18,324 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

Canisius College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Canisius are $15,870 per year.

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The College of Saint Rose 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. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saint Rose are $15,748 a year.

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#9

Medaille College

Buffalo, NY

Medaille College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Medaille is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

Medaille graduate students pay an average of $22,371 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LIU Post are $23,044 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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 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).

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