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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$13,709 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

North Carolina Central University graduate students pay an average of $7,641 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montreat College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Montreat College graduate students pay an average of $9,642 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

Lenoir - Rhyne University graduate students pay an average of $12,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Pfeiffer University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mental and social health services programs. Located in the rural area of Misenheimer, Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Pfeiffer University graduate students pay an average of $12,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 per year.

Wake Forest University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina 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
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 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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