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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$16,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,534 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

With 219 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #12 most popular major in New Jersey.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in New Jersey

Check out the mental health services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ
$3,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in New Jersey for mental and social health services students. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ
$5,790 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,159 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rowan College at Burlington County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RCBC are $5,159 per year.

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$6,912 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Raritan Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RVCC are $6,912 a year.

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$7,350 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Passaic County Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PCCC are $7,350 per year.

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$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Atlantic Cape Community College are $6,840 per year.

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$17,287 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TCNJ are $17,287 a year.

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

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$8,390 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Hudson County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCCC are $8,390 per year.

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#9

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ
$14,885 Average Tuition & Fees

Stockton University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stockton State are $14,885 a year.

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#10

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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

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 16 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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