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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

42 Colleges
$2,498 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,083 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 710 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in North Carolina 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.

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 Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

$2,015 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found South Piedmont Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at South Piedmont Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montgomery Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $2,538 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Montgomery Community College

$2,226 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davidson County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

DCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,226 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Davidson County Community College Report

$2,152 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 42 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Forsyth Tech take out is $29,787.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Forsyth Technical Community College Report

$1,944 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Vance-Granville Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the distant town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Vance-Granville Community College Report

$2,536 Average Tuition & Fees

Richmond Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Richmond Community College is a small public school located in the town of Hamlet.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Richmond Community College are $2,536 a year.

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$2,518 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Beaufort County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Beaufort County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Beaufort County Community College are $2,518 a year.

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Central Piedmont Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list.

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#9

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC
$2,228 Average Tuition & Fees

College of the Albemarle came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Elizabeth City, College of the Albemarle is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Albemarle are $2,228 per year.

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#10

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC
$2,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Nash Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Nash Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nash Community College are $2,834 per year.

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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
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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