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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,755 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

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

With 710 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #37 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

Appalachian State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC A&T are $7,938 per year.

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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
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 242
Alabama 241
Mississippi 62
West Virginia 60

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

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 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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