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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Union College Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union College are $8,210 per year.

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#2

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lindsey Wilson College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Columbia.

Lindsey Wilson College graduate students pay an average of $9,719 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lindsey Wilson College also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #5.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.

UK also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WKU graduate students pay an average of $12,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WKU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools 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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