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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,481 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 2,487 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

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

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Minnesota. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winona State are $8,756 a year.

Winona State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Winona State University

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $9,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $19,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Capella University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Iowa 52
Missouri 266
Nebraska 74
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 5 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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