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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$19,971 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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.

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

Check out the mental health services graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Union College Kentucky the best value school in the Southeast Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

Union College graduate students pay an average of $8,210 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Union College Kentucky Report

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Liberty University

#3

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lindsey Wilson College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Southeast Region . Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindsey Wilson College are $9,719 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Lindsey Wilson College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $11,408 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $29,546 in tuition and fees each year.

VCU also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.

ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at East Carolina University Report

#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WKU are $18,340 per year.

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

#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.

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#8

Mercer University

Macon, GA

With a ranking of #8, Mercer University 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 medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Mercer University

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $18,538 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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 20 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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