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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$21,243 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

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

With 29,053 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the New England 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. 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 the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Fairfield U also is in the top 15% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#2

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Assumption University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Assumption is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Assumption graduate students pay an average of $13,856 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cambridge College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cambridge College are $16,409 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Antioch University - New England. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Keene, Antioch University - New England is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Antioch University - New England are $24,934 a year.

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#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RIC are $17,834 per year.

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#6

Regis College

Weston, MA

Regis College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Weston.

Regis College graduate students pay an average of $29,405 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Albertus Magnus College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Albertus Magnus graduate students pay an average of $21,928 in tuition and fees each 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

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 7 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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