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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$14,997 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 2,163 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Check out the mental health services master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Liberty University Report

#3

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Mennonite University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Eastern Mennonite graduate students pay an average of $15,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Mennonite University Report

#4

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marymount are $21,016 per year.

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#7

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA

South University, Virginia Beach ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. South University, Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University, Virginia Beach are $16,320 per year.

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#8

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regent are $17,190 a year.

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#9

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

With a ranking of #9, South University, Richmond did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Glen Allen, South University, Richmond is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University, Richmond are $16,320 a year.

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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
North Carolina 710
Florida 1,223
Tennessee 218
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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