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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$19,527 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 #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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year. Mental Health Services majors at Metro State take out an average of $41,138 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Online 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 . Located in the town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Ottawa University - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,616 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ottawa University - Online also is in the top 10% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#3

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ottawa University - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $12,869 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Ottawa University - Kansas City

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

MSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,163 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Minot State University

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 5 spot on the list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MBTS are $9,020 per year.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mental health services majors at USD accumulate an average of around $28,219 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $135, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mental and social health services programs. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,010 in tuition and fees each year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,354.

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#9

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washburn University are $19,876 a year. Mental Health Services majors at Washburn University take out an average of $33,071 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Washburn University Report

#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,034 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools 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 13 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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