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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$14,687 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 Minnesota. With 2,487 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Minnesota 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 Minnesota

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

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

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Winona State graduate students pay an average of $8,756 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, Winona State is ranked #5 for overall quality for mental health services in Minnesota.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bethel University Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Minnesota. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bethel University Minnesota also took the #1 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

SMU MN also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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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 medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Metro State are $10,237 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 a year.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies 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. Located in the rural area of Center City, Graduate School of Addiction Studies is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Graduate School of Addiction Studies are $35,731 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 10 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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