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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

45 Colleges
$18,295 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree 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.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Worldwide the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TUW are $9,000 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Touro University Worldwide Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Western States helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Western States Chiropractic College are $9,816 a year.

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

#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Out of the 45 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gonzaga also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 a year.

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

Out of the 45 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Notre Dame de Namur University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NDNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Belmont.

NDNU graduate students pay an average of $15,894 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NDNU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Notre Dame de Namur University

#6

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Pacific Oaks College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pacific Oaks College are $21,284 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Phoenix - California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

UOPX - California graduate students pay an average of $16,188 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Phoenix - California Report

#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.

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

Fresno Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Fresno Pacific graduate students pay an average of $15,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Saint Martin’s graduate students pay an average of $15,840 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 schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
California 1,899
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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 25 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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