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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,453 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 151 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado

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

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

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality for mental health services in Colorado.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #1 for overall quality for mental health services in Colorado.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.

University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $13,366 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Northern Colorado

#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Colorado. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 44
Idaho 53
Montana 41
Wyoming 4

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 4 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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