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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$17,095 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

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#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bethel University Minnesota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Bethel University Minnesota did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Online is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ottawa University - Online are $11,893 per year.

Ottawa University - Online excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MBTS are $6,950 a year.

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Metropolitan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.

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#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Lindenwood University graduate students pay an average of $9,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMary are $13,304 per year.

UMary excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Winona State University

Winona, MN

Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Missouri 266
Nebraska 74
Kansas 149
South Dakota 145
North Dakota 35

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 25 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).

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