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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$17,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,028 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #46 most popular major in Kentucky with 238 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NKU are $10,392 per year.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of the Cumberlands Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UK is ranked #4 for overall quality for mental health services in Kentucky.

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#4

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union College are $28,889 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
Virginia 2,163
North Carolina 710
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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