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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$2,306 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 710 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Montgomery Community College the best value school in North Carolina for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,538 a year.

MCC also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.

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

Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Piedmont Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Polkton, South Piedmont Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at South Piedmont Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Davidson County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in North Carolina. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

DCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,226 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Davidson County Community College

#4

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitt Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt Community College are $1,940 a year.

Pitt Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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

#5

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of the Albemarle are $2,228 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at College of the Albemarle

Beaufort County Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Beaufort County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Washington.

Beaufort County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Forsyth Technical 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 city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Forsyth Tech take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $26,879.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Forsyth Technical Community College

Isothermal 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 #8 on the list. ICC is a small public school located in the distant town of Spindale.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,994 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Lenoir Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Lenoir Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Lenoir Community College Report

#10

Carteret Community College

Morehead City, NC

Carteret Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Morehead City, Carteret Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carteret Community College are $2,610 a year.

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

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Alabama 241
Louisiana 135
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 242

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

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 11 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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