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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stan State are $9,078 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at California State University - Stanislaus Report

#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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TUW are $9,000 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $8,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Notre Dame de Namur University is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. NDNU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Belmont.

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

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Notre Dame de Namur University Report

University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $13,356 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of California - Irvine Report

#7

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Pacific Oaks College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mental and social health services programs. 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.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Pacific Oaks College Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Phoenix - California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Costa Mesa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UOPX - California are $16,188 a 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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Brandman University Report

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 large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Fresno Pacific University

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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