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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$5,499 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 #45 most popular major in the country with 29,053 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 the Plains States Region

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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,780 per year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Southeast Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $27,037.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Southeast Community College Area Report

#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The excellent associate degree programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Community College are $4,590 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Central Community College take out an average of $9,869 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,680 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, mental health services majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $10,258 in student debt.

MCC 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 the Plains States Region list.

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Rochester Community and Technical College

#5

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Century College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Century College Report

With a ranking of #6, Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $5,515 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is ranked #1 for overall quality for mental health services in the Plains States Region .

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 15% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out $38,456 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

North Central Missouri College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Trenton, NCMC is a public school with a small student population.

NCMC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at North Central Missouri College

Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 266
Minnesota 2,487
Kansas 149
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 35
South Dakota 145

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 9 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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