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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,179 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

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

#1

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Central Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Community College are $4,590 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year.

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#3

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

Ridgewater College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,914 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Ridgewater College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,282.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out $28,738 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bemidji State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bemidji State University are $9,806 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bemidji State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Missouri 266
Nebraska 74
Kansas 149
South Dakota 145
North Dakota 35

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 5 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).

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