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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Mississippi

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,641 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,516 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

With 62 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #15 most popular major in Mississippi.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Mississippi to see which 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Mississippi

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

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for mental and social health services students. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of University.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ole Miss are $9,044 a year.

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

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Mississippi Report

$3,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, mental health services majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College accumulate an average of around $18,365 in student debt.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#3

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
$20,364 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi College is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MC are $20,364 a year.

MC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Mississippi list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Mississippi College

$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $9,204 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Southern Mississippi

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Louisiana 135
South Carolina 70
Alabama 241
Arkansas 242

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 4 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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