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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$12,247 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 #61 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 750 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

Check out the mental health services associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Montgomery County Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

Montco undergraduate students pay an average of $10,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at Montco accumulate an average of around $19,700 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Mansfield, Mansfield University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mansfield University are $10,682 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Media.

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $13,905 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lackawanna College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lackawanna College are $16,130 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Reading Area Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. RACC is a small public school located in the small city of Reading.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RACC are $10,170 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

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 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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