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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$20,538 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in California to see which master'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. 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.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Stanislaus the best value school in California for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Stan State is a large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

Stan State graduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TUW are $9,000 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUDH are $8,494 per year.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $8,738 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame de Namur University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. NDNU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Belmont.

NDNU graduate students pay an average of $15,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mental and social health services programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

With a ranking of #7, Pacific Oaks College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pacific Oaks College are $21,284 a year.

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University of Phoenix - California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

UOPX - California graduate students pay an average of $16,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #9, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Fresno Pacific University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno Pacific are $15,060 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 25 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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