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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,309 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 53 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Idaho college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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 Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Idaho 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Idaho

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

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

Our analysis found Northwest Nazarene University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Idaho. Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

NNU graduate students pay an average of $10,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NNU is ranked #2 for overall quality for mental health services in Idaho.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northwest Nazarene University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boise State are $9,638 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Boise State is ranked #3 for overall quality for mental health services in Idaho.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Boise State University Report

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

ISU graduate students pay an average of $10,324 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 151
Utah 44
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

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 3 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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