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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$10,362 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Jefferson Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Watertown, Jefferson Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jefferson Community College are $5,688 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Allegany College of Maryland. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public school with a small student population.

Allegany College of Maryland undergraduate students pay an average of $10,280 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wor-Wic Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wor-Wic Community College are $8,280 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan College at Burlington County. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Mount Laurel, RCBC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RCBC are $6,901 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $10,062 per year.

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Montgomery County Community 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 suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Montco undergraduate students pay an average of $14,970 in tuition and fees each year.

Montco 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 the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#7

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Dutchess Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, DCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCC are $9,426 a year.

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Frederick Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frederick Community College are $9,844 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Anne Arundel Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AACC are $13,550 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from AACC take out $17,820 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Monroe Community College are $10,368 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from Monroe Community College take out $35,369 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Pennsylvania 750
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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 13 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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