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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$5,862 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 2,163 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

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

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debtload of $21,666.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Virginia Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southside Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Virginia. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Southside Virginia Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,535.

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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Highlands Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. VHCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Abingdon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VHCC are $4,710 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New River Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the fringe town of Dublin, NRCC is a public college with a small student population.

NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Old Dominion are $10,800 a year.

Old Dominion also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #4.

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With a ranking of #6, Southwest Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southwest Virginia is a small public school located in the rural area of Richlands.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Virginia are $4,703 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from Southwest Virginia carry an average student debtload of $13,142.

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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
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Georgia 154
Kentucky 238
West Virginia 60
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

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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