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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$8,834 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #86 most popular major in Illinois with 342 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value associate degree 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Elgin Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECC are $7,140 per year.

ECC also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oakton Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

Oakton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,446 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Moraine Valley Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the # 4 spot on the list. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

College of Lake County undergraduate students pay an average of $9,632 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

College of Lake County also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 605
Ohio 686
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

One of 30 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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