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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,489 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,249 Avg Salary

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

Mental & Social Health Services is the #61 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 750 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor'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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

Our analysis found Eastern University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Davids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EU are $13,976 a year.

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#2

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Waynesburg University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the distant town of Waynesburg, Waynesburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Waynesburg are $16,440 per year.

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#3

Widener University

Chester, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Widener are $25,416 per year.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

One of 30 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

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