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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,648 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 #44 most popular major in Massachusetts with 829 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which associate degree 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 Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

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

Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $5,352 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from North Shore Community College take out $12,303 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, North Shore Community College is ranked #5 for overall quality for mental health services in Massachusetts.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middlesex Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middlesex Community College are $6,048 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from Middlesex Community College take out $11,584 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Middlesex Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Essex Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NECC are $5,544 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from NECC take out $14,582 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Essex Community College Report

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 288
New Hampshire 347
Maine 119
Rhode Island 81
Vermont 32

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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