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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$20,125 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 750 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #12 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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 Pennsylvania

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

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

#1

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lock Haven University the best value school in Pennsylvania for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. LHU is a small public school located in the distant town of Lock Haven.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LHU are $12,519 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at California University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarion University are $12,179 per year.

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#4

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Immaculata are $12,780 a year.

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#5

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Etown are $34,000 per year.

Etown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#6

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carlow is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Carlow graduate students pay an average of $20,812 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year. Mental Health Services majors at Pitt take out an average of $22,453 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel 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. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drexel are $37,074 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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 8 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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