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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.

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

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

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 moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Central Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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

#3

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Ridgewater College Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Bemidji State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,806 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bemidji State University also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Bemidji State University Report

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,487
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
Missouri 266
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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