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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$18,817 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,249 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 29,053 people earned a degree or certificate in mental and social health services, making the major the #45 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

Our analysis found University of Western States to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Western States Chiropractic College are $9,816 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

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Out of the 40 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the # 4 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 graduate students at MBTS are $6,950 per year.

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#5

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 40 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mount Mercy are $11,176 a year.

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#6

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.

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#7

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

Eastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at EU are $13,976 per year.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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#9

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

With a ranking of #9, Waynesburg University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Waynesburg.

Waynesburg graduate students pay an average of $16,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree mental and social health services programs. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Maryland are $18,600 per year.

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Mental & Social Health Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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).

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