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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$13,663 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,427 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 241 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best value programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL
$5,775 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. On average, mental health services graduates from Columbia Southern University take out $37,110 in student loans while working on their degree.

Columbia Southern University also made our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.

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$5,248 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Gadsden State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Alabama. GSCC is a small public school located in the small city of Gadsden.

GSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL
$10,990 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Alabama. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of West Alabama are $10,990 per year.

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

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$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Alabama. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

UAB undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
$11,620 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Alabama. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA are $11,620 a year.

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

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#6

University of Mobile

Mobile, AL
$24,855 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Mobile landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Mobile.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Mobile are $24,855 a year.

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#7

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL
$23,490 Average Tuition & Fees

Faulkner University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Faulkner are $23,490 per 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 Schools 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
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 135
Arkansas 242
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.

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 7 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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