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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

42 Colleges
$2,498 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,083 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in North Carolina to see which 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.

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 Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

Our 2023 rankings named South Piedmont Community College the best value school in North Carolina for mental and social health services students. South Piedmont Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Polkton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Piedmont Community College are $2,015 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Piedmont Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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$2,538 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montgomery Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $2,538 a year.

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$2,226 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davidson County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Thomasville, DCCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCCC are $2,226 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Davidson County Community College

$2,152 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in North Carolina. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from Forsyth Tech take out $29,787 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$1,944 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 42 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Vance-Granville Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Vance-Granville Community College Report

$2,536 Average Tuition & Fees

Richmond Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Hamlet, Richmond Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Richmond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,536 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Beaufort County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Washington, Beaufort County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Beaufort County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Beaufort County Community College Report

Central Piedmont Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,792 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Piedmont Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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#9

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC
$2,228 Average Tuition & Fees

College of the Albemarle ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. College of the Albemarle is a small public school located in the distant town of Elizabeth City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of the Albemarle are $2,228 a year.

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#10

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC
$2,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Nash Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nash Community College are $2,834 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
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 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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