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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,988 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,145 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

With 60 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #16 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found BridgeValley Community & Technical College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Located in the midsize suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BridgeValley Community & Technical College are $5,284 per year.

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

The excellent programs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in West Virginia. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are $4,128 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Marshall University Report

#4

Huntington Junior College

Huntington, WV
$10,050 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Huntington Junior College is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the city of Huntington, Huntington Junior College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Huntington Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, mental health services majors at Huntington Junior College accumulate an average of around $25,145 in student debt.

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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
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
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

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 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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