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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$4,869 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,728 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 2,163 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Nelson Community College the best value school in Virginia for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TNCC are $4,806 per year. Mental Health Services majors at TNCC take out an average of $23,307 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Western Community College are $5,355 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Virginia Western Community College take out an average of $20,577 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Highlands Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. VHCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Abingdon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VHCC are $4,710 per year.

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#4

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BRCC are $5,364 a year. Mental Health Services majors at BRCC take out an average of $20,861 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from Reynolds Community College take out $35,260 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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John Tyler Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

John Tyler Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from John Tyler Community College take out $20,171 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

John Tyler Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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Southside Virginia Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental and social health services programs. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southside Virginia Community College are $4,695 a year. Mental Health Services majors at Southside Virginia Community College take out an average of $10,381 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Tidewater Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,994.

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New River Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Dublin, NRCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NRCC are $4,697 a year.

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Southwest Virginia Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Southwest Virginia is a small public school located in the rural area of Richlands.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Virginia are $4,703 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
North Carolina 710
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 242
Alabama 241
Mississippi 62
West Virginia 60

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

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 10 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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