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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.

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 large suburb of Walnut.

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

Mt. SAC also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list, coming in at #1.

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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 suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuesta College are $1,338 a year.

Cuesta College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Napa Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the small city of Napa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Napa Valley College are $1,150 a year.

Napa Valley College also took the #3 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California rankings.

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#4

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

Out of the 33 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Bernardino Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Bernardino Valley College are $1,362 per year.

San Bernardino Valley College also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Hills College-Coalinga is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, West Hills College-Coalinga also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

With a ranking of #6, Santa Barbara City College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SBCC are $1,232 per 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

With a ranking of #7, Yuba College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Yuba College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Marysville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Yuba College are $1,128 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Yuba College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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#8

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

With a ranking of #8, Cypress College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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

With a ranking of #9, Modesto Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. MJC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Modesto.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MJC are $1,274 a year.

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#10

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a fairly 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).

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