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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,816 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Mary is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UMary graduate students pay an average of $13,304 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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#8

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn 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. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Washburn University are $19,316 per 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
Missouri 266
Kansas 149
South Dakota 145
North Dakota 35

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

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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