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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$21,728 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains 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

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Brigham Young University - Provo

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NNU are $10,964 per year.

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Regis University Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Dixie State College graduate students pay an average of $15,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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Utah Valley University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UVU are $22,005 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 151
Utah 44
Idaho 53
Montana 41
Wyoming 4

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 11 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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