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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$9,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,027 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

$3,780 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for mental and social health services students. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, mental health services majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $26,733 in student debt.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$4,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Central Community College take out $8,675 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rochester Community and Technical College is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$5,741 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. NTC is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NTC are $6,380 per year.

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#6

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN
$5,907 Average Tuition & Fees

Century 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. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.

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$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Metropolitan Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year. Mental Health Services majors at MCC take out an average of $7,609 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Lake Area Technical Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, LATI also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

$5,862 Average Tuition & Fees

Minnesota State Community and Technical 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 #9 on the list. M State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.

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#10

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN
$5,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Ridgewater 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 #10 on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,914 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
Missouri 266
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 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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