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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$14,160 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,284 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Texas 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Texas

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 Texas A & M University - Central Texas to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public college with a small student population.

Texas A & M University - Central Texas graduate students pay an average of $6,242 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $6,157 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTHealth are $10,409 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

TTUHSC graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTEP are $7,166 a year.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mental and social health services programs. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TWU are $7,704 a year.

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#7

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $8,411 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $7,179 a year.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFASU are $7,433 a year.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH Clear Lake are $9,594 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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

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 21 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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