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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$21,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,899 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

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'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Northcentral University graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Northcentral University take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $26,458.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

USFCA graduate students pay an average of $27,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 748
Oregon 240
Nevada 52
Alaska 25

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 5 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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