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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,350 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #14 most popular major in Georgia with 154 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Georgia 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best value school in Georgia for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $11,156 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from UGA carry an average student debtload of $22,517.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UGA is ranked #2 for overall quality for mental health services in Georgia.

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#2

Mercer University

Macon, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.

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

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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

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 2 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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