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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$19,169 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 218 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #12 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Tennessee 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. 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 Tennessee

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

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

#1

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Milligan University the best value school in Tennessee for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Milligan College.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Milligan are $9,796 per year.

Milligan did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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#2

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jefferson City.

Carson - Newman graduate students pay an average of $9,632 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Carson - Newman University

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Lipscomb graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lipscomb not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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

#4

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Austin Peay State University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 a year.

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trevecca Nazarene University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

TNU graduate students pay an average of $11,585 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Trevecca Nazarene University

#6

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #6, Belmont University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Belmont graduate students pay an average of $25,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Belmont also took the #2 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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

#7

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

With a ranking of #7, Lee University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lee University are $15,050 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Lincoln Memorial University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

LMU graduate students pay an average of $20,104 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Lincoln Memorial University Report

#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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

Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Alabama 241
Arkansas 242

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 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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