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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$23,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree School for You

With 342 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #13 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Governors State University the best value school in Illinois for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $8,320 per year.

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

#2

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lewis are $14,960 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lewis is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Lewis University Report

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $9,428 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Northeastern Illinois University

#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bradley are $17,400 per year.

Bradley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wheaton College Illinois are $18,096 a year.

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#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Roosevelt graduate students pay an average of $21,605 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Trinity International University - Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TIU Illinois are $17,780 per year.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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#9

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Adler graduate students pay an average of $42,004 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

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

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 9 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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