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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$1,251 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 8th in California. In fact, 1,899 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Mt. San Antonio College the best value school in California for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mt. SAC are $1,352 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from Mt. SAC take out $14,681 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

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#2

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cuesta College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Cuesta College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,338 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cuesta College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Cuesta College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Napa Valley College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Napa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Napa Valley College are $1,150 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Napa Valley College is ranked #3 for overall quality for mental health services in California.

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#4

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Bernardino Valley College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

San Bernardino Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

San Bernardino Valley College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at West Hills College-Coalinga helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in California. Located in the distant town of Coalinga, West Hills College-Coalinga is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Hills College-Coalinga are $1,380 a year. Mental Health Services majors at West Hills College-Coalinga take out an average of $14,089 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its great value ranking, West Hills College-Coalinga is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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#6

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SBCC are $1,232 a year.

SBCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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#7

Yuba College

Marysville, CA

Yuba College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Yuba College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Marysville.

Yuba College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Yuba College also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cypress College are $1,146 per year.

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#9

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

Modesto Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. MJC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Modesto.

MJC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno City College are $1,304 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 240
Washington 748
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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 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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