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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$18,512 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,319 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #16 most popular major in Iowa with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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. 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 Iowa

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Northern Iowa Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Iowa also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA
$36,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mount Mercy are $36,540 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Mount Mercy University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Missouri 266
Nebraska 74
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

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 3 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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