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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,816 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 #45 most popular major in the country with 29,053 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMary are $13,304 a year.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 a year.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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#8

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #8, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Washburn University are $19,316 per year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 266
Minnesota 2,487
Kansas 149
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 35
South Dakota 145

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 8 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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