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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$19,169 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 218 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #66 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

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

#1

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Milligan University the best value school in Tennessee for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Milligan College.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Milligan are $9,796 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Milligan is ranked #5 for overall quality for mental health services in Tennessee.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Milligan University

#2

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Carson - Newman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jefferson City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carson - Newman are $9,632 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Carson - Newman University

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

Lipscomb excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Lipscomb University

#4

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Austin Peay State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Tennessee. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Austin Peay State University

Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

TNU graduate students pay an average of $11,585 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Trevecca Nazarene University

#6

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Belmont are $25,180 a year.

Belmont did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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#7

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee 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 small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lee University graduate students pay an average of $15,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Lincoln Memorial University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

LMU graduate students pay an average of $20,104 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Lincoln Memorial University

#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Vanderbilt University

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
Virginia 2,163
North Carolina 710
Florida 1,223
Kentucky 238
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 242
Alabama 241
Mississippi 62
West Virginia 60

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 9 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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