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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

77 Colleges
$16,345 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 77 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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. 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.

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

Top 15% Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Trinity College graduate students pay an average of $14,850 in tuition and fees each year.

Trinity College also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 77 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 4 spot on the list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

TCNJ also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Family University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Holy Family graduate students pay an average of $12,181 in tuition and fees each year.

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Bowie State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 a year.

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#7

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

With a ranking of #7, Marist College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marist are $15,760 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Marist also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

St. John Fisher College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Fisher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fisher are $18,324 per year.

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#10

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA

Seton Hill 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Greensburg, Seton Hill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seton Hill are $16,084 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Mental & Social Health Services students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Lock Haven University Lock Haven, PA
13 Nyack College Nyack, NY
13 Touro College New York, NY
13 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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).

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