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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,845 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

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

With 29,053 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mental & Social Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Maine Community College the best value school in the New England Region for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the city of Bangor.

Eastern Maine Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,745 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Maine Community College

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,328 per year. Mental Health Services majors at NECC take out an average of $18,761 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

Gateway Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,448 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Gateway Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $13,468 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Naugatuck Valley Community College

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Maine at Augusta helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMA are $19,238 per year. Mental Health Services majors at UMA take out an average of $34,964 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Maine at Augusta

#6

Beal College

Bangor, ME

With a ranking of #6, Beal College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Beal College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 829
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Vermont 32
Rhode Island 81

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

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 6 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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