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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$6,150 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. 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.

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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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 Southwest 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 Alvin Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Alvin is a small public school located in the suburb of Alvin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvin are $4,010 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Alvin Community College Report

#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from El Centro College take out $23,789 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

El Centro College also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at McLennan 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 the Southwest Region . MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $5,910 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from MCC take out $22,589 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

MCC also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from North Harris Montgomery carry an average student debtload of $14,268.

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#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tyler Junior College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Midland College

Midland, TX

Midland College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Midland, Midland College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midland College are $5,880 per year.

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#8

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Weatherford 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. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Weatherford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Weatherford College are $7,800 per year.

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#9

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Texarkana College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the small city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texarkana College are $5,236 a year.

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#10

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas 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. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Killeen.

Central Texas College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45
New Mexico 306

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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